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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.  ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
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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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