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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«:=
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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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