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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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@¨@¨¨@¨@¨@             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
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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.                 ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨@¨¨  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  ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨@¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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