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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,   ¨,=*$$@###
@$*=¨¨¨¨¨¨            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨=*$@
###@$$*=,¨                                          ¨,=*$$@###
##$$$$*=,¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨,=*$$$$##
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###@$$*=,¨             =#=    ¨    =#=              ¨,=*$$@###
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#@$****=,¨ OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  ¨,=****$@#
###@$$*=,¨  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.    ¨,=*$$@###
#@@$*,¨¨¨¨      THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.     ¨¨¨¨,*$@@#
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##$*=¨¨¨¨¨            =#= ¨ USAGES ¨ =#=            ¨¨¨¨¨=*$##
#@@$**=,¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨,=**$@@#
###@$$*=,¨                                          ¨,=*$$@###
###@$$*=,¨   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  ¨,=*$$@###
##$$$$*=,¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨,=*$$$$##
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#$$**,¨¨¨¨    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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