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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ^««   «^&  THE BASEMENT  &^«   ««^^ ¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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^^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨  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 ¨ «#«            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^
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@&^^«~¨¨¨¨   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.         ¨¨¨¨¨~«^^&
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^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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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