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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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@§%$:~^¨¨¨   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ¨¨¨^~:$%§@
#@§%$:~^¨¨   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ¨¨^~:$%§@#
##@§%$:~^¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨^~:$%§@##
#@§%$:~^¨¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ¨¨^~:$%§@#
@§%$:~^¨¨¨                BUILDING.                 ¨¨¨^~:$%§@
§%$:~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~:$%§
%$:~^¨¨¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨¨¨^~:$%
$:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:$
:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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