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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.                 ###@$^«~,,
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,,~«^$@###  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  ####@$^«~,
,,~«^$@###                 ADVISED)                 ###@$^«~,,
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