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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  ,,,,,,,~:%
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