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##@¤$%*-^¨  ¨              ¨----¨               ¨   ¨^-*%$¤@##
#¤¤%%*^¨¨¨ ¨ %--   -%¤  THE BASEMENT  ¤%-   --%% ¨  ¨¨¨^*%%¤¤#
##@¤$%*-^¨  ¨   -#-     ¨----------¨     -#-    ¨   ¨^-*%$¤@##
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##@¤$%*-^¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨^-*%$¤@##
@¤¤¤$%*-^¨  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ¨^-*%$¤¤¤@
¤$$*-¨¨¨¨¨  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ¨¨¨¨¨-*$$¤
¤$%*--^¨¨¨           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ¨¨¨^--*%$¤
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##@¤$%*-^¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨^-*%$¤@##
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#¤¤¤$%*-^¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨^-*%$¤¤¤#
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¤¤$**^¨¨¨¨  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ¨¨¨¨^**$¤¤
##@¤$%*-^¨  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   ¨^-*%$¤@##
##@¤$%*-^¨    INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS   ¨^-*%$¤@##
##@¤$%*-^¨  WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO ¨^-*%$¤@##
###¤$%*-^¨   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ¨^-*%$¤###
@$%*-^¨¨¨¨    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ¨¨¨¨^-*%$@
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##@¤$%*-^¨     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      ¨^-*%$¤@##
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##@¤$%*-^¨            -#- ¨ USAGES ¨ -#-            ¨^-*%$¤@##
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@¤%--^^¨¨¨   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ¨¨¨^^--%¤@
¤$*^^¨¨¨¨¨   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ¨¨¨¨¨^^*$¤
#¤¤$$%*-^¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨^-*%$$¤¤#
##@¤$%*-^¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ¨^-*%$¤@##
###@¤$*-^¨                 BUILDING.                ¨^-*$¤@###
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##@¤$%*-^¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨^-*%$¤@##
¤$$*^^¨¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨¨^^*$$¤
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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.  ¨^-*%¤@###
##@¤$%*-^¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨^-*%$¤@##
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