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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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,,,,,,,~^#              ~#~    ,    ~#~             #^~,,,,,,,
,,,~†^***#                                          #***^†~,,,
,,,,,,†^*#  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 , ~#~            #@##*^†~,,
,,,,,~^^*#                 ,      ,                 #*^^~,,,,,
,,,,,~††^#                                          #^††~,,,,,
,,~†^*###@   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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