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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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¨:-†%&#¶¶#            -#- ¨ 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  #¶¶#&%†-:¨
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