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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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