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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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#@#@†*«-¨¨ 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  ¨¨-«*†@#@#
##@#@†*«-¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨-«*†@#@##
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