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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.           $*/-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-/*                                          */-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-/  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  /-^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^             -#-    ,    -#-              ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^-   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-/    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    /-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-/*     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      */-^,,,,,,
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,,,,^-/*$@                 ,      ,                 @$*/-^,,,,
,,,^-/*$@#            -#- , 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  ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^-                 ADVISED)                 -^,,,,,,,,
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