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.~~;;*@@@¶ ¶@@@*;;~~.
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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. #@¶@@*;~~.
.~~;*@@¶@@ @@¶@@*;~~.
.~~;*@@¶@# . . #@¶@@*;~~.
.~~;*@@¶@# ~#~ . 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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