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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.            #¶%%**=¨¨¨
¨^=*§%%%##                                          ##%%%§*=^¨
¨^=*§%#¶##  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.                 ###%*=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=§#                                          #§=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^=*§%#¶##  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. ##¶#%§*=^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^*%¶¶  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¶¶%*^¨¨¨¨¨
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