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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
$**=,¨¨¨¨¨                BUILDING.                 ¨¨¨¨¨,=**$
#$**=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=**$#
@#$**=,¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨,=**$#@
#@#$**=,¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨,=**$#@#
##@#$**=,¨                                          ¨,=**$#@##
#@#$**=,¨¨   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ¨¨,=**$#@#
@#$**=,¨¨¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨¨¨,=**$#@
#$**=,¨¨¨¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨¨¨¨,=**$#
$**=,¨¨¨¨¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨¨¨¨,=**$
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
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