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##@#$^/-^¨   ¨              ¨----¨               ¨  ¨^-/^$#@##
##@#$^/-^¨  ¨ ^--   -^#  THE BASEMENT  #^-   --^^ ¨ ¨^-/^$#@##
##@#$^/-^¨   ¨   -#-     ¨----------¨     -#-    ¨  ¨^-/^$#@##
###@#^/-^¨                     #                    ¨^-/^#@###
@@@#$^/-^¨                                          ¨^-/^$#@@@
##@#$^/-^¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ¨^-/^$#@##
##@#$^/-^¨   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ¨^-/^$#@##
##@#$^/-^¨  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ¨^-/^$#@##
#^^^/-^^^¨           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ¨^^^-/^^^#
##@#$^/-^¨                                          ¨^-/^$#@##
@$$/^¨¨¨¨¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨¨¨¨¨^/$$@
@$/---¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨---/$@
##@#$^/-^¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨^-/^$#@##
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##@#$^/-^¨ OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  ¨^-/^$#@##
#@##$^/-^¨  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   ¨^-/^$##@#
##@#$^/-^¨   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ¨^-/^$#@##
##@#$^/-^¨ WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  ¨^-/^$#@##
##@#$^/-^¨   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ¨^-/^$#@##
##$$/^¨¨¨¨    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ¨¨¨¨^/$$##
###@#^/-^¨    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ¨^-/^#@###
##@#$^/-^¨     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      ¨^-/^$#@##
#$^/-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-/^$#
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#@@#$^/-^¨            -#- ¨ USAGES ¨ -#-            ¨^-/^$#@@#
##@#$^/-^¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨^-/^$#@##
##@#$^/-^¨                                          ¨^-/^$#@##
#$^/^¨¨¨¨¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨¨¨¨¨^/^$#
##$/---¨¨¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ¨¨¨---/$##
##$/^¨¨¨¨¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨¨¨¨¨^/$##
##@#$^/-^¨  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ¨^-/^$#@##
@@$$$^/-^¨                BUILDING.                 ¨^-/^$$$@@
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##^--¨¨¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨¨¨--^##
#^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^#
#$/-^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^-/$#
###@#$^/-^    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ^-/^$#@###
#^//^¨¨¨¨¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨¨¨¨¨^//^#
##$$$^/-^¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨^-/^$$$##
####$^/-^¨ ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ¨^-/^$####
##@#$^/-^¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨^-/^$#@##
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