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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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