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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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