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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.            ¨:==†§@###
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#@§†==:¨¨¨  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 ¨ =#=            ¨¨¨¨¨:==†§
†==:¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨:==†
==:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:==
†==:¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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