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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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