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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.  ¨¨¨^-*$@&@
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##@&@$*-^¨              -#-    ¨    -#-             ¨^-*$@&@##
#@&@$*-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-*$@&@#
@&@$*-^¨¨¨  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 ¨ -#-            ¨¨¨¨¨^-*$@
&@$*-^¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨^-*$@&
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#@&@$*-^¨¨   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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