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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.     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
^/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/^
&^/~.¨¨¨¨¨            ~#~ ¨ 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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