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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 , ~#~            ###¤%†/~,,
,,~/†%¤###                 ,      ,                 ###¤%†/~,,
,,,,,/†¤¤#                                          #¤¤†/,,,,,
,,~/†%¤###   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.         #¤%%†~~,,,
,,~/†%¤###                                          ###¤%†/~,,
,,,,//†%##   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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