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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  ¨--:†%@###
@†:-¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨-:†@
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