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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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,,,,,,-=^†             =#=    ,    =#=              †^=-,,,,,,
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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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