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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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¨^=*%$&@##                 ¨      ¨                 ##@&$%*=^¨
¨^=*%$&@##            =#= ¨ USAGES ¨ =#=            ##@&$%*=^¨
¨^=*%$&@##                 ¨      ¨                 ##@&$%*=^¨
¨^=*%$&@@#                                          #@@&$%*=^¨
¨^=*%$&@##   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ##@&$%*=^¨
¨¨¨====%%&    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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¨¨¨^^=*%$@                                          @$%*=^^¨¨¨