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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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#$§^=~,,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,,~=^§$#
##$§^=~,,,            =#= , USAGES , =#=            ,,,~=^§$##
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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  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                 ADVISED)                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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