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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  ,,,,,,,,,,
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