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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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