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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.  ¨¨¨,-*%*£@
#@£*%*-,¨¨                                          ¨¨,-*%*£@#
##@£*%*-,¨              -#-    ¨    -#-             ¨,-*%*£@##
#@£*%*-,¨¨                                          ¨¨,-*%*£@#
@£*%*-,¨¨¨  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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