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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.  ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#              «#«    ¨    «#«             ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#  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.     ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                 ¨      ¨                 ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#            «#« ¨ 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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