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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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##@§%$*~:¨             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              ¨:~*$%§@##
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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    ¨¨::~~*%%@
##@§%$*~:¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨:~*$%§@##
##@§%$*~:¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨:~*$%§@##
#@%$~~::¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨::~~$%@#
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