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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.           «^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^«:%  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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