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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.     #&$%\=~,,,
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,,~=\%$&##            =#= , 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.         ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    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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