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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   @#==*..¨¨¨
¨.«*=*#@##    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ##@#*=*«.¨
¨.«*=*#### ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ####*=*«.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«=*#  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  #*=«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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