,,,,,~^%&&                                          &&%^~,,,,,
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,^~=^%%%&#                                          #&%%%^=~^,
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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.     #&^~~~,,,,
,,,,~~^^%&                                          &%^^~~,,,,
,^~===^&##                 ,      ,                 ##&^===~^,
,^~=^%&###            ~#~ , 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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