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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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¨^«\†%&###   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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