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##¶§*=†~.¨ ¨ =~~   ~=§  THE BASEMENT  §=~   ~~== ¨  ¨.~†=*§¶##
#¶¶§*=†~.¨  ¨   ~#~     ¨~~~~~~~~~~¨     ~#~    ¨   ¨.~†=*§¶¶#
#§§**=†~.¨                     #                    ¨.~†=**§§#
##¶§*=†~.¨                                          ¨.~†=*§¶##
#¶¶§*=†~.¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ¨.~†=*§¶¶#
¶¶*=†††~.¨  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ¨.~†††=*¶¶
###§*=†~.¨   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ¨.~†=*§###
¶§=†.¨¨¨¨¨           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ¨¨¨¨¨.†=§¶
##¶§*=†~.¨                                          ¨.~†=*§¶##
##¶§*=†~.¨  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.         ¨¨¨.†=**§¶
##¶§*=†~.¨                                          ¨.~†=*§¶##
§§§§*=†~.¨   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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