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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 ¨ =#=            ¨¨¨=*%¤§#@
#§¤%*=¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨=*%¤§#
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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.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨=*%¤
§¤%*=¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨=*%¤§
#§¤%*=¨¨¨¨  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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