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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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¤$%†~:¨¨¨¨    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ¨¨¨¨:~†%$¤
¶¤$%†~:¨¨¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨¨¨:~†%$¤¶
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#@¶¤$%†~:¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨:~†%$¤¶@#
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