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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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