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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.      @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@                 ¨      ¨                 @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@@¨@¨@¨@¨@            ~#~ ¨ 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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