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/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨              ¨~~~~¨               ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨ *~~   ~*@  THE BASEMENT  @*~   ~~** ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨   ~#~     ¨~~~~~~~~~~¨     ~#~    ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/
*/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/*
$*/~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~/*$
@$*/~:¨¨¨¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨¨¨:~/*$@
#@$*/~:¨¨¨  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ¨¨¨:~/*$@#
##@$*/~:¨¨   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ¨¨:~/*$@##
###@$*/~:¨           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ¨:~/*$@###
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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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##@$*/~:¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨:~/*$@##
#@$*/~:¨¨¨            ~#~ ¨ USAGES ¨ ~#~            ¨¨¨:~/*$@#
@$*/~:¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨:~/*$@
$*/~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~/*$
*/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨  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.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/*
$*/~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~/*$
@$*/~:¨¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨¨:~/*$@
#@$*/~:¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨:~/*$@#
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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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