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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.     ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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.         ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@   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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