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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 §§=†-,,,,,
,-=†=$§###                BUILDING.                 ###§$=†=-,
,-=†=$§###                                          ###§$=†=-,
,-=†=$§###  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ###§$=†=-,
,-=†=$§###         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ###§$=†=-,
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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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