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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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###§%%^=:¨  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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