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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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@%†~.¨¨¨¨¨ 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.         ¨¨¨¨¨.~†%@
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#¶@%†~.¨¨¨    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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