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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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###&$^†«,, OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  ,,«†^$&###
###&$^†«,,   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ,,«†^$&###
#$†††,,,,,    INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS   ,,,,,†††$#
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&$^^^^†«,,   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ,,«†^^^^$&
&$^^«««,,,   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    ,,,«««^^$&
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###&$^†«,,      THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.     ,,«†^$&###
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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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