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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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