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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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