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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  †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†§                 ADVISED)                 §†-~,,,,,,
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