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¨,=\†@§###  ¨ †==   =†§  THE BASEMENT  §†=   ==†† ¨ ###§@†\=,¨
¨,=\†@§#@@   ¨   =#=     ¨==========¨     =#=    ¨  @@#§@†\=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,==†§                     #                    §†==,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=\†@§#@#                                          #@#§@†\=,¨
¨,=\†@§#@# THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  #@#§@†\=,¨
¨,=\†@§#@#   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  #@#§@†\=,¨
¨¨¨,,\††§#   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  #§††\,,¨¨¨
¨,=\†@§###           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ###§@†\=,¨
¨¨¨==\†@§#                                          #§@†\==¨¨¨
¨,====\@§@  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.      #@#§@†\=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨=\@§@                                          @§@\=¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,,=\†§                 ¨      ¨                 §†\=,,¨¨¨¨
¨,=\†@§#@@            =#= ¨ USAGES ¨ =#=            @@#§@†\=,¨
¨,=\†@§###                 ¨      ¨                 ###§@†\=,¨
¨,=\†@§#@#                                          #@#§@†\=,¨
¨¨¨¨,\††§§   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.         #@#§@†\=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=†§#                                          #§†=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=\†@§#@#    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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