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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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###§@†;~.¨              ~#~    ¨    ~#~             ¨.~;†@§###
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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  ¨.~;†§####
###§@†;~.¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨.~;†@§###
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