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##@$%^-:¨¨                     #                    ¨¨:-^%$@##
###@$%^-:¨   ¨              ¨----¨               ¨  ¨:-^%$@###
##@$%^-:¨¨ ¨ %--   -%@  THE BASEMENT  @%-   --%% ¨  ¨¨:-^%$@##
#@$%^-:¨¨¨  ¨   -#-     ¨----------¨     -#-    ¨   ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
@$%^-:¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨:-^%$@
#@$%^-:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
##@$%^-:¨¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ¨¨:-^%$@##
###@$%^-:¨   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ¨:-^%$@###
##@$%^-:¨¨  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ¨¨:-^%$@##
#@$%^-:¨¨¨            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
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#@$%^-:¨¨¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
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###@$%^-:¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨:-^%$@###
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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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##@$%^-:¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨:-^%$@##
###@$%^-:¨            -#- ¨ USAGES ¨ -#-            ¨:-^%$@###
##@$%^-:¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨:-^%$@##
#@$%^-:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
@$%^-:¨¨¨¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨¨¨¨:-^%$@
#@$%^-:¨¨¨   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
##@$%^-:¨¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨¨:-^%$@##
###@$%^-:¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ¨:-^%$@###
##@$%^-:¨¨                 BUILDING.                ¨¨:-^%$@##
#@$%^-:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
@$%^-:¨¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨¨:-^%$@
#@$%^-:¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
##@$%^-:¨¨                                          ¨¨:-^%$@##
###@$%^-:¨    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ¨:-^%$@###
##@$%^-:¨¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨¨:-^%$@##
#@$%^-:¨¨¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
@$%^-:¨¨¨¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨¨¨:-^%$@
#@$%^-:¨¨¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨¨¨:-^%$@#
##@$%^-:¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨:-^%$@##
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