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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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%:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨              ~#~    ¨    ~#~             ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:%
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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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