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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.            ¨¨¨^=:%*@#
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###@*%:=^¨  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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