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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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,,=;†§&&&@   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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