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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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