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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   #@#$\«-¨¨¨
¨¨-«\$#@##   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ##@#$\«-¨¨
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¨¨-«\$#@##   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. #@#$\«-¨¨¨
¨¨-«\$#@##  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ##@#$\«-¨¨
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