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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  ¨¨,=\§@###
##@§\=,¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨,=\§@##
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