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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 ¨ =#=            ¨^=\^%#@##
#@#%^\=^¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨^=\^%#@#
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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.                 ¨¨^=\^%#@#
##@#%^\=^¨                                          ¨^=\^%#@##
#@#%^\=^¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨^=\^%#@#
##@#%^\=^¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨^=\^%#@##
#@#%^\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\^%#@#
##@#%^\=^¨   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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