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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.  ¨¨^-/%%§@#
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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 ¨ -#-            ¨¨^-/%%§@#
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@§%%/-^¨¨¨  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.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-/
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^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
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%/-^¨¨¨¨¨¨    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  ¨¨^-/%%§@#
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