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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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§$*†††»-¨¨                                          ¨¨-»†††*$§