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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.                ¨¨^»†^@§@#
@§@^†»^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^»†^@§@
§@^†»^¨¨¨¨  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  ¨¨¨^»†^@§@
#@§@^†»^¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨^»†^@§@#
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