¨,=:†%§§§#                                          #§§§%†:=,¨
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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 ¨ =#=            #§††==,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,:%@                 ¨      ¨                 @%:,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,,=::%@                                          @%::=,,¨¨¨
¨,=:†%§@##   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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