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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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