,,,,,=%&&#                                          #&&%=,,,,,
,,,^=%$$&@                                          @&$$%=^,,,
,,,,,,=:$@                                          @$:=,,,,,,
,,,,=%$&&@                                          @&&$%=,,,,
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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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