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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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