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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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