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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.           ¨,«:*§@###
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#@§*:«,¨¨¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨¨¨,«:*§@#
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§*:«,¨¨¨¨¨             «#«    ¨    «#«              ¨¨¨¨¨,«:*§
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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 ¨ «#«            ¨¨¨,«:*§@#
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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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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