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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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¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#