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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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@¶§§§†;-,¨   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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