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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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