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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.           ¨¨.«^=§&#@
#&§=^«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«^=§&#
&§=^«.¨¨¨¨  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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