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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.      ¨:=*†*@###
#@**==¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨==**@#
###@*†*=:¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨:=*†*@###
###@*†*=:¨            =#= ¨ 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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