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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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