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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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§%---^¨¨¨¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨¨¨¨^---%§
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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  ¨^-†%&§@##
#@¶§&%†-^¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨^-†%&§¶@#
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