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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.            ¶@*%-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-%*@¶#                                          #¶@*%-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-%*@¶##  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ##¶@*%-^¨¨
¨^-%*@¶###                                          ###¶@*%-^¨
¨¨^-%*@¶##              -#-    ¨    -#-             ##¶@*%-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-%*@¶#                                          #¶@*%-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-%*@¶  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 ¨ -#-            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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.         ¶@*%-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-%*@¶#                                          #¶@*%-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-%*@¶##    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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-%                                          %-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-                                          -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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