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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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.^~=%@@@## 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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