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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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##$^/~^¨¨¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨¨¨^~/^$##
###$^/~^¨¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ¨¨^~/^$###
####$^/~^¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨^~/^$####
###$^/~^¨¨  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ¨¨^~/^$###
##$^/~^¨¨¨                 BUILDING.                ¨¨¨^~/^$##
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$^/~^¨¨¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨¨¨^~/^$
#$^/~^¨¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨¨^~/^$#
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###$^/~^¨¨    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ¨¨^~/^$###
####$^/~^¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨^~/^$####
###$^/~^¨¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨¨^~/^$###
##$^/~^¨¨¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨¨^~/^$##
#$^/~^¨¨¨¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨¨¨¨^~/^$#
$^/~^¨¨¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨¨¨^~/^$
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