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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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