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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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,^-*$*¤¶¶#                 ,      ,                 #¶¶¤*$*-^,
,^-*$*¤¶##            -#- , USAGES , -#-            ##¶¤*$*-^,
,^-*$*¤¶##                 ,      ,                 ##¶¤*$*-^,
,,,,,^-$*¶                                          ¶*$-^,,,,,
,,,,-***¶¶  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   ¶¤***^,,,,
,^-*$*¤¶¶¶    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¶¶¶¤*$*-^,
,,,,^--$¤¶ ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ¶¤$--^,,,,
,^-*$*¶###  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ###¶*$*-^,
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