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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.                ¨,=*^%§@##
##@§%^*=,¨                                          ¨,=*^%§@##
§§%%%^*=,¨  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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