.~-:%&&¶@@ @@¶&&%:-~.
.~-:%%&&&& &&&&%%:-~.
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.~~---::&¶ ¶&::---~~.
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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. @@¶&&%:-~.
...---::&¶ ¶&::---...
.~-:%%&&&@ -#- . -#- @&&&%%:-~.
.....-::&& &&::-.....
.~--::%&¶@ 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) #@¶&&%:-~.
....~-%%%& &%%%-~....
.~-:%&&¶@# #@¶&&%:-~.
.~-:%&&¶¶¶ ¶¶¶&&%:-~.
.~-%&&¶@## ##@¶&&%-~.
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