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#§$%†~^,,,  ,              ,~~~~,               ,   ,,,^~†%$§#
§$%†~^,,,,  , %~~   ~%§  THE BASEMENT  §%~   ~~%% , ,,,,^~†%$§
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§$%†~^,,,,  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ,,,,^~†%$§
#§$%†~^,,,  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ,,,^~†%$§#
##§$%†~^,,   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ,,^~†%$§##
###§$%†~^,            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ,^~†%$§###
##§$%†~^,,                                          ,,^~†%$§##
#§$%†~^,,,  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ,,,^~†%$§#
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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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$%†~^,,,,,            ~#~ , USAGES , ~#~            ,,,,,^~†%$
§$%†~^,,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,,^~†%$§
#§$%†~^,,,                                          ,,,^~†%$§#
##§$%†~^,,   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ,,^~†%$§##
###§$%†~^,   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ,^~†%$§###
##§$%†~^,,  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ,,^~†%$§##
#§$%†~^,,, TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ,,,^~†%$§#
§$%†~^,,,,                BUILDING.                 ,,,,^~†%$§
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%†~^,,,,,,  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ,,,,,,^~†%
$%†~^,,,,,         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ,,,,,^~†%$
§$%†~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~†%$§
#§$%†~^,,,    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ,,,^~†%$§#
##§$%†~^,,   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ,,^~†%$§##
###§$%†~^,    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ,^~†%$§###
##§$%†~^,, ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ,,^~†%$§##
#§$%†~^,,,  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ,,,^~†%$§#
§$%†~^,,,,                 ADVISED)                 ,,,,^~†%$§
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