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@¨@¨¨@@¨@¨                                          @@¨@¨¨¨@@¨
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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.         ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨   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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