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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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###@§%*=^¨             =#=    ¨    =#=              ¨^=*%§@###
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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.                ^=*%§@####
#@§%%%*=^¨                                          ¨^=*%%%§@#
###@§%*=^¨  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  ¨^=*%§@###
#@%****=^¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨^=****%@#
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