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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.         ##@¤§*†«~,
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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  #¤¤**†~~,,
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