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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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#%^~^¨¨¨¨¨              ~#~    ¨    ~#~             ¨¨¨¨¨^~^%#
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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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