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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.            ¨§§¨§¨§§§§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨§§§  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.      ¨¨§¨§¨§§§§
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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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