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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.      @&¤*†-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-†*¤&@#                                          #@&¤*†-^¨¨
¨^-†*¤&@##                 ¨      ¨                 ##@&¤*†-^¨
¨¨^-†*¤&@#            -#- ¨ 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)                 ##@&¤*†-^¨
¨¨^-†*¤&@#                                          #@&¤*†-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-†*¤&@                                          @&¤*†-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†*¤&                                          &¤*†-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-†*¤                                          ¤*†-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†*                                          *†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨