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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  ##¶§*†:--¨
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