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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.           #@&=†=^¨¨¨
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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.         ###@&=†=^¨
¨¨^=†=&@##                                          ##@&=†=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=†=&@#    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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