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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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