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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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###&@†^«^¨   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.  ¨^«^†@&@##
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