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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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