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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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