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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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