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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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