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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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¨~~†%$&###                 ¨      ¨                 ###&$%†~~¨
¨~~†%$&###            ~#~ ¨ USAGES ¨ ~#~            ###&$%†~~¨
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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  ##&%~¨¨¨¨¨
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