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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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#@¤$†:«-¨¨             «#«    ¨    «#«              ¨¨-«:†$¤@#
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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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