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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.                §%^-:,,,,,
,,,,:-^%§@                                          @§%^-:,,,,
,,,:-^%§@#  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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