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##¶¤&$†=~¨ ¨ $==   =$¤  THE BASEMENT  ¤$=   ==$$ ¨  ¨~=†$&¤¶##
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##¶¤&$†=~¨                                          ¨~=†$&¤¶##
¶¤¤&&$†=~¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨~=†$&&¤¤¶
#¤$=¨¨¨¨¨¨   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ¨¨¨¨¨¨=$¤#
¤$††~~¨¨¨¨   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ¨¨¨¨~~††$¤
¤¤&&††=~¨¨            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ¨¨~=††&&¤¤
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##¶¤&$†=~¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨~=†$&¤¶##
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¶¤$†=~¨¨¨¨  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ¨¨¨¨~=†$¤¶
##¶¤&$†=~¨   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ¨~=†$&¤¶##
¶¶¶¤&$†=~¨   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ¨~=†$&¤¶¶¶
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##¶¤&$†=~¨   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ¨~=†$&¤¶##
##¶¤&$†=~¨   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    ¨~=†$&¤¶##
#¶¶¤&$†=~¨    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ¨~=†$&¤¶¶#
¤¤¤&&$†=~¨     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      ¨~=†$&&¤¤¤
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¤&$$†===~¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨~===†$$&¤
¶¶¶¤&$†=~¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ¨~=†$&¤¶¶¶
##¶¤&$†=~¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨~=†$&¤¶##
¶¶¶¤&$†=~¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ¨~=†$&¤¶¶¶
###¶¤$†=~¨                 BUILDING.                ¨~=†$¤¶###
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##¶¤&$†=~¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨~=†$&¤¶##
###¤&$†=~¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨~=†$&¤###
##¶¤&$†=~¨                                          ¨~=†$&¤¶##
¤¤$==¨¨¨¨¨    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ¨¨¨¨¨==$¤¤
¶&$==¨¨¨¨¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨¨¨¨¨==$&¶
¤$$†~¨¨¨¨¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨¨¨¨¨~†$$¤
¶¶¤&&$†=~¨ ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ¨~=†$&&¤¶¶
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