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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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#@##%$†»~¨   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ¨~»†$%##@#
@@##%$†»~¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨~»†$%##@@
#@##%$†»~¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨~»†$%##@#
#@##%$†»~¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨~»†$%##@#
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