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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.            ##@&%*=~^.
.^~=%&@###                                          ###@&%=~^.
.^~=%&@###  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.                ##@&%*=~^.
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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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