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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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