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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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