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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.         ^,,,,,,,,,
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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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