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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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