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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    @$=^«~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^=   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   =^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^=$   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    $=^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^=$@    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    @$=^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«^=$@¶     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      ¶@$=^«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~«^=$@                                          @$=^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^=$   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.                ¶@$=^«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~«^=$@¶                                          ¶@$=^«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^=$@    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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