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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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