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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.                ##@^^~,,¨¨
¨¨¨¨,††^%@                                          @%^††,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,†^%##  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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