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¨¨¨¨:~/$$#  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   #$$/~:¨¨¨¨
¨:~/%$§###   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ###§$%/~:¨
¨¨¨¨~/$§§#           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            #§§$/~¨¨¨¨
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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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