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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   ###§%*=«.¨
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¨¨¨.««**§#   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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¨¨¨¨¨«*%%#   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    #%%*«¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«*%§##  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ##§%*«.¨¨¨
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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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