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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. ##@#¤¤%:=,
,,,,,=:%¤@ @¤%:=,,,,,
,~=:%¤¤#@# =#= , =#= #@#¤¤%:=~,
,,,,,=:%¤@ @¤%:=,,,,,
,~=:%¤¤##@ 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. @¤¤%=~~,,,
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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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