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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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