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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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