,,~=*&&###                                          ###&&*=~,,
,,,,,~=*&&                                          &&*=~,,,,,
,,,,,~==&&                                          &&==~,,,,,
,,~=*&&###                                          ###&&*=~,,
,,~=*&&###                                          ###&&*=~,,
,,~=*&####                     #                    ####&*=~,,
,,,,,,~*&#   ,              ,~~~~,               ,  #&*~,,,,,,
,,,~~~*&&# , *~~   ~*&  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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