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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   ¨¨¨-~†%%§£
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#@£§%%†~-¨      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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#@£§%%†~-¨   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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