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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. ¨@¨@@@¨¨@¨
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@@¨¨¨@@¨¨¨ 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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@@¨¨@@@¨¨¨ 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. ¨@@@¨@¨@@¨
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¨@@@¨¨@¨¨@ 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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