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¨~~^†@§#@#  ¨              ¨~~~~¨               ¨   #@#§@†^~~¨
~~^†@§#@## ¨ †~~   ~†§  THE BASEMENT  §†~   ~~†† ¨  ##@#§@†^~~
¨~~^†@§###   ¨   ~#~     ¨~~~~~~~~~~¨     ~#~    ¨  ###§@†^~~¨
¨~~^†@§#@#                     #                    #@#§@†^~~¨
¨~~^†@§§§#                                          #§§§@†^~~¨
¨~~^†@§#@# 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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¨~~^†@@§§§             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              §§§@@†^~~¨
¨~~^†@§#@#                                          #@#§@†^~~¨
¨~~^†@§###  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 ¨ ~#~            @#@@^^^~~¨
¨~~^†@§#@#                 ¨      ¨                 #@#§@†^~~¨
¨~~^†§#@##                                          ##@#§†^~~¨
¨~~^†@§@##  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  @#§@@†^~~¨
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