¶#$†==~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#$†==~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
$†==~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~==†$
#$†==~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#¶#$†==~¨¨                     #                    ¨¨~==†$#¶#
##¶#$†==~¨   ¨              ¨====¨               ¨  ¨~==†$#¶##
#¶#$†==~¨¨  ¨ †==   =†#  THE BASEMENT  #†=   ==†† ¨ ¨¨~==†$#¶#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨  ¨   =#=     ¨==========¨     =#=    ¨   ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#$†==~¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
$†==~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~==†$
#$†==~¨¨¨¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#¶#$†==~¨¨  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ¨¨~==†$#¶#
##¶#$†==~¨            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ¨~==†$#¶##
#¶#$†==~¨¨                                          ¨¨~==†$#¶#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#$†==~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
$†==~¨¨¨¨¨              =#=    ¨    =#=             ¨¨¨¨¨~==†$
#$†==~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨ OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#¶#$†==~¨¨   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ¨¨~==†$#¶#
##¶#$†==~¨   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ¨~==†$#¶##
#¶#$†==~¨¨ WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  ¨¨~==†$#¶#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#$†==~¨¨¨¨    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
$†==~¨¨¨¨¨    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ¨¨¨¨¨~==†$
#$†==~¨¨¨¨     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#¶#$†==~¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨~==†$#¶#
##¶#$†==~¨            =#= ¨ USAGES ¨ =#=            ¨~==†$#¶##
#¶#$†==~¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨~==†$#¶#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#$†==~¨¨¨¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
$†==~¨¨¨¨¨   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ¨¨¨¨¨~==†$
#$†==~¨¨¨¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#¶#$†==~¨¨                 BUILDING.                ¨¨~==†$#¶#
##¶#$†==~¨                                          ¨~==†$#¶##
#¶#$†==~¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨~==†$#¶#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#$†==~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
$†==~¨¨¨¨¨    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ¨¨¨¨¨~==†$
#$†==~¨¨¨¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨¨¨¨~==†$#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
#¶#$†==~¨¨ ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ¨¨~==†$#¶#
##¶#$†==~¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨~==†$#¶##
#¶#$†==~¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨~==†$#¶#
¶#$†==~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~==†$#¶
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$†==~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~==†$
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¶#$†==~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~==†$#¶