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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.  ##@$$~,,,,
,,,,,~~$@#  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  #@$~~,,,,,
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