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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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