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