,,~=$@## ###&@$=~,,
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,,~=$@## # ###&@$=~,,
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,,,,,,~$&& , $~~ ~$& THE BASEMENT &$~ ~~$$ , &&$~,,,,,,
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,,~=$@## # ###&@$=~,,
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,,~=$@## 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. ###&@$=~,,
,,~$@### ####&@$~,,
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,,~=$@## ###&@$=~,,
,,~=$@#### 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. &@$~,,,,,,
,,,,~=@& #&&@=~,,,,
,,~=$@## 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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