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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.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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