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,,,,,--=¤@ , ^~~ ~^# THE BASEMENT #^~ ~~^^ , @¤=--,,,,,
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,-~=^¤#### # ####¤^=~-,
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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. ##@#¤^=~-,
,-~=^¤#@## ##@#¤^=~-,
,,,,~=¤#@# 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 , ~#~ #^~~~~~--,
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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. #^^~~-,,,,
,,,,,,~=^# #^=~,,,,,,
,-~====¤@# 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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