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,-~=*$§###                    #                     ###§$*=~-,
,,-~=*$§##   ,              ,~~~~,               ,  ##§$*=~-,,
,,,-~=*$§# , *~~   ~*§  THE BASEMENT  §*~   ~~** ,  #§$*=~-,,,
,,,,-~=*$§  ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,   §$*=~-,,,,
,,,,,-~=*$                     #                    $*=~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~=*                                          *=~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~= THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  =~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,-   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,-                                          -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~=                                          =~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~=*             ~#~    ,    ~#~              *=~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~=*$                                          $*=~-,,,,,
,,,,-~=*$§ 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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