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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.     §§§§@†==,¨
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¨,==†@§@@@                 ¨      ¨                 @@@§@†==,¨
¨,==†@§@##            =#= ¨ 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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