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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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