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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.     ##@#&*/~.¨
¨.~/*%&#@#                                          #@#&%*/~.¨
¨.~///*%%&                 ¨      ¨                 &%%*///~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*&            ~#~ ¨ 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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