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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.            ,,@@@,@@@@
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@@,,@,,@@@  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ,,@@,@,@,,
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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 , =#=            ,@@,@,,@@@
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@,@,@@,@@,  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.                 ,@,@@@,,@@
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@@@@@,@,@,  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ,,,,@,@@@@
,,,,,@@@@@         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ,,,,@@@,,,
,,,,,@,,,,                                          ,,,,@,,@,,
,,,,,@@,,,    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  ,,@,@@,@,@
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