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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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#$††~¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨~††$#
####$†/~.¨            ~#~ ¨ USAGES ¨ ~#~            ¨.~/†$####
###&$†/~.¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨.~/†$&###
&$/.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨./$&
###&$†/~.¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨.~/†$&###
##$/.¨¨¨¨¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ¨¨¨¨¨./$##
###&$†/~.¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨.~/†$&###
###&$†/~.¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ¨.~/†$&###
&$†////~.¨                BUILDING.                 ¨.~////†$&
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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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