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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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