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#@&%§=~^,,                                          ,,^~=§%&@#
@&%§=~^,,,                                          ,,,^~=§%&@
&%§=~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~=§%&
%§=~^,,,,,                    #                     ,,,,,^~=§%
&%§=~^,,,,   ,              ,~~~~,               ,  ,,,,^~=§%&
@&%§=~^,,,  , §~~   ~§&  THE BASEMENT  &§~   ~~§§ , ,,,^~=§%&@
#@&%§=~^,,   ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,  ,,^~=§%&@#
##@&%§=~^,                    #                     ,^~=§%&@##
#@&%§=~^,,                                          ,,^~=§%&@#
@&%§=~^,,, 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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#@&%§=~^,,             ~#~    ,    ~#~              ,,^~=§%&@#
@&%§=~^,,,                                          ,,,^~=§%&@
&%§=~^,,,,  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.      ,,,^~=§%&@
&%§=~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~=§%&
%§=~^,,,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,,,^~=§%
&%§=~^,,,,            ~#~ , 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.         ,,^~=§%&@#
##@&%§=~^,                                          ,^~=§%&@##
#@&%§=~^,,    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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