#@#%*\=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=\*%#@#
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##@#%*\=,¨                                          ¨,=\*%#@##
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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.  ¨¨,=\*%#@#
@#%*\=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=\*%#@
#@#%*\=,¨¨             =#=    ¨    =#=              ¨¨,=\*%#@#
##@#%*\=,¨                                          ¨,=\*%#@##
#@#%*\=,¨¨ 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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