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,~-^%*@@## ##@@*%^-~,
,,,~^^%@@@ @@@%^^~,,,
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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. @@@@*%^-~,
,~-^%*@@## ##@@*%^-~,
,~-^%*@### -#- , -#- ###@*%^-~,
,~---^%@@@ @@@%^---~,
,~-^%*@@## 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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