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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.     ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨            -#- ¨ USAGES ¨ -#-            @@¨@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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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.         @@¨@¨@¨@@¨
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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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