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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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