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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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