¨¨¨¨:=†*§@                                          @§*†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†*§                                          §*†=:¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨:=†*§@#                                          #@§*†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†*§@                                          @§*†=:¨¨¨¨
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