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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.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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  ¨¨¨.«^*%§#
##§%*^«.¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨.«^*%§##
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