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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,    ¨¨¨.^^*¤¤@
#@@¤$*^«.¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨.«^*$¤@@#
##@¤$*^«.¨  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ¨.«^*$¤@##
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##@¤$*^«.¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨.«^*$¤@##
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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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