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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.           ¨¨¨-=†*&&@
&&*†=-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-=†*&&
&*†=-¨¨¨¨¨  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.     ¨¨¨¨-=†*&&
&*†=-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-=†*&
*†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†*
†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            =#= ¨ 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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