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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«**   ¨              ¨««««¨               ¨  **«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*  ¨ *««   «*¤  THE BASEMENT  ¤*«   ««** ¨ *«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«  ¨   «#«     ¨««««««««««¨     «#«    ¨   «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                     #                    ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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.  «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*                                          *«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«**             «#«    ¨    «#«              **«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«**&                                          &**«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«**&¤  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 ¨ «#«            «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                 ¨      ¨                 ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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