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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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¨¨¨¨~==^&#            =#= ¨ 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  &&§§^^†=~¨
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