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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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###£%†~.¨¨         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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