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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.     ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@                 ¨      ¨                 ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@            =#= ¨ 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.         ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
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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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