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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.            ¨^~:=%§#@#
§===:~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~:===§
@§§§%=:~^¨  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.         ¨¨¨¨^~~=%§
§=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=§
#@#§%=:~^¨    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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