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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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