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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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