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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.                 ,,~/%%###@
#%~,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,~%#
#%//~,,,,,  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  ,,,~~//%@#
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