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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 ¨ -#-            ¨¨¨¨^-\*%&
@&%*\-^¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨^-\*%&@
#@&%*\-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-\*%&@#
##@&%*\-^¨   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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