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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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