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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            ~#~ ¨ 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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