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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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¨¨^«:^@&@#             «#«    ¨    «#«              #@&@^:«^¨¨
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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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