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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  ####&=†=^¨
¨¨¨¨=††&##                 ADVISED)                 ##&††=¨¨¨¨
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