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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 ¨,«\%*§@##
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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. ,«\%*§@###
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