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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    ¨¨¨.~†*£##
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####£*†~.¨   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.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
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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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