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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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