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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.            #%%^,,,¨¨¨
¨,~^*%§###                                          ###§%*^~,¨
¨,~^*%§#@@  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.                #§****^~,¨
¨,~^*%%§§#                                          #§§%%*^~,¨
¨,~^*%§###  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ###§%*^~,¨
¨,~^*%§§#@         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         @#§§%*^~,¨
¨,~^*%§#@@                                          @@#§%*^~,¨
¨,~^*%§#@#   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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