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#§$†/=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=/†$§#
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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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###§$†/=,¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨,=/†$§###
##§$†/=,¨¨            =#= ¨ USAGES ¨ =#=            ¨¨,=/†$§##
#§$†/=,¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨,=/†$§#
##§$†/=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=/†$§##
###§$†/=,¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨,=/†$§###
##§$†/=,¨¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ¨¨,=/†$§##
#§$†/=,¨¨¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨¨¨,=/†$§#
##§$†/=,¨¨  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ¨¨,=/†$§##
###§$†/=,¨                 BUILDING.                ¨,=/†$§###
##§$†/=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=/†$§##
#§$†/=,¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨,=/†$§#
##§$†/=,¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨,=/†$§##
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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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