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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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#@#@%*-^¨¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨¨^-*%@#@#
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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            -#- ¨ 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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