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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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,,=†§§§§##  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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