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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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§§@*,,,,,,             =#=    ,    =#=              ,,,,,,*@§§
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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  ,,,,,,=*@§
#@¶§@†*=,,                 ADVISED)                 ,,=*†@§¶@#
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