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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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*%=~.¨¨¨¨¨  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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~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
%=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨      THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.     ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=%
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@#£*%=~.¨¨   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ¨¨.~=%*£#@
#£*%=~.¨¨¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ¨¨¨.~=%*£#
£*%=~.¨¨¨¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨¨¨¨.~=%*£
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%=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                 BUILDING.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=%
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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         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.  ¨¨¨¨.~=%*£
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