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,-==%¤¤###  ,              ,====,               ,   ###¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤### , %==   =%¤  THE BASEMENT  ¤%=   ==%% ,  ###¤¤%==-,
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-==%¤¤#### THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ####¤¤%==-
,-=%¤¤####   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ####¤¤%=-,
,-==%¤¤¤¤¤   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ¤¤¤¤¤%==-,
,,,====%¤#            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           #¤%====,,,
,,,,-=%%¤#                                          #¤%%=-,,,,
,,,-=%%¤##  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ##¤%%=-,,,
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,-==%¤¤¤##             =#=    ,    =#=              ##¤¤¤%==-,
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,,,-====%¤  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ¤%====-,,,
,-==%¤¤###   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ###¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤###   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ###¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤### WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  ###¤¤%==-,
,,,--=%¤##   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ##¤%=--,,,
,-=%¤¤####   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    ####¤¤%=-,
,-=%¤¤####    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ####¤¤%=-,
,,--==%¤¤#      THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.     #¤¤%==--,,
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,,,,,-=%¤#                 ,      ,                 #¤%=-,,,,,
,-==%¤¤###            =#= , USAGES , =#=            ###¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤###                 ,      ,                 ###¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤¤##                                          ##¤¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤###  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ###¤¤%==-,
,-==%%%¤¤#   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    #¤¤%%%==-,
,-==%¤¤###  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ###¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤### TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ###¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤¤¤#                BUILDING.                 #¤¤¤¤%==-,
,-==%¤¤###                                          ###¤¤%==-,
,,,,,===%¤  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¤%===,,,,,
,,,--=%¤¤¤         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¤¤¤%=--,,,
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,,---===¤#   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    #¤===---,,
,-==%¤¤###   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ###¤¤%==-,
,,,,,-=%¤#    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    #¤%=-,,,,,
,,-===¤¤¤# ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  #¤¤¤===-,,
,==%¤¤####  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ####¤¤%==,
,-==%¤¤###                 ADVISED)                 ###¤¤%==-,
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