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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  #####&§†~:
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