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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.            ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨
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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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