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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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