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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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¨~-^†#@@##   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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