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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 ¨ -#-            @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@@¨@¨                 ¨      ¨                 @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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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