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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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@,@,@,@,@,              ~#~    ,    ~#~             ,@,@,@,,@,
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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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