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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.           #@*†^-~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-^†*@                                          @*†^-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-^†*  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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¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^†                 ¨      ¨                 †^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-^†*                                          *†^-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-^†*@  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  #@*†^-~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~-^†*                                          *†^-~¨¨¨¨¨