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-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
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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    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\
-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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.                 ¨¨¨¨¨^-\=%
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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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\=
\-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\
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