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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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¨~«/////&#   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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