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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 , ~#~ ~:,,,,,,,,
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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. ###¤%**~:,
,,:~**%¤## ##¤%**~:,,
,,,:~**%¤# 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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