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##@#$%†=~¨                                          ¨~=†%$#@##
##@#$%†=~¨                                          ¨~=†%$#@##
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#@##$%†=~¨   ¨              ¨====¨               ¨  ¨~=†%$##@#
@###$%†=~¨  ¨ %==   =%#  THE BASEMENT  #%=   ==%% ¨ ¨~=†%$###@
@#$%††~¨¨¨   ¨   =#=     ¨==========¨     =#=    ¨  ¨¨¨~††%$#@
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##@#$%†=~¨                                          ¨~=†%$#@##
##@#$%†=~¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨~=†%$#@##
##%=¨¨¨¨¨¨   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ¨¨¨¨¨¨=%##
##@#$%†=~¨  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ¨~=†%$#@##
##@#$%†=~¨           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ¨~=†%$#@##
##@#$%†=~¨                                          ¨~=†%$#@##
##@#$%†=~¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨~=†%$#@##
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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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##@#$%†=~¨            =#= ¨ USAGES ¨ =#=            ¨~=†%$#@##
#@#$†††=~¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨~=†††$#@#
##@#$%†=~¨                                          ¨~=†%$#@##
@@#$%%†=~¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨~=†%%$#@@
@@$$††~¨¨¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ¨¨¨~††$$@@
@@$%%%†=~¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨~=†%%%$@@
@@$$††~~~¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ¨~~~††$$@@
###@#$†=~¨                BUILDING.                 ¨~=†$#@###
@@$$$%†=~¨                                          ¨~=†%$$$@@
##@#$%†=~¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨~=†%$#@##
@@@#$%†=~¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨~=†%$#@@@
@$%%==~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~==%%$@
##%%†~~¨¨¨    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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨=%#@
@#$†=~¨¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨¨~=†$#@
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