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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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