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§=††~:¨¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨¨:~††=§
#¶§&†~::¨¨  ¨              ¨~~~~¨               ¨   ¨¨::~†&§¶#
§&†~:¨¨¨¨¨  ¨ =~~   ~=§  THE BASEMENT  §=~   ~~== ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~†&§
##¶§&=†~:¨   ¨   ~#~     ¨~~~~~~~~~~¨     ~#~    ¨  ¨:~†=&§¶##
#§=~:¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨:~=§#
##¶§&=†~:¨                                          ¨:~†=&§¶##
##¶§&=†~:¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ¨:~†=&§¶##
##¶§&=†~:¨  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ¨:~†=&§¶##
##¶§&=†~:¨  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ¨:~†=&§¶##
#§§§&=†~:¨           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ¨:~†=&§§§#
###§&=†~:¨                                          ¨:~†=&§###
##¶§&=†~:¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨:~†=&§¶##
##¶§&=†~:¨                                          ¨:~†=&§¶##
##¶§&=†~:¨              ~#~    ¨    ~#~             ¨:~†=&§¶##
##¶§&=†~:¨                                          ¨:~†=&§¶##
¶&&†:::::¨  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 ¨ ~#~            ¨:~†=&§¶##
#¶&=††~~:¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨:~~††=&¶#
##¶§&=†~:¨                                          ¨:~†=&§¶##
#§==~:¨¨¨¨  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.                ¨:~†=&§¶¶¶
##¶§&=†~:¨                                          ¨:~†=&§¶##
¶&&&††:¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨:††&&&¶
¶&&&&=†~:¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨:~†=&&&&¶
##¶§&=†~:¨                                          ¨:~†=&§¶##
###¶§&=†~:   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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