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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†
*†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†*
$*†-,¨¨¨¨¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨¨¨¨¨,-†*$
&$*†-,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,-†*$&
@&$*†-,¨¨¨ OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  ¨¨¨,-†*$&@
#@&$*†-,¨¨   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ¨¨,-†*$&@#
##@&$*†-,¨   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ¨,-†*$&@##
#@&$*†-,¨¨ WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  ¨¨,-†*$&@#
@&$*†-,¨¨¨   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ¨¨¨,-†*$&@
&$*†-,¨¨¨¨    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ¨¨¨¨,-†*$&
$*†-,¨¨¨¨¨    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ¨¨¨¨¨,-†*$
*†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨      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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†*
$*†-,¨¨¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨¨¨,-†*$
&$*†-,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,-†*$&
@&$*†-,¨¨¨   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ¨¨¨,-†*$&@
#@&$*†-,¨¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨¨,-†*$&@#
##@&$*†-,¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨,-†*$&@##
#@&$*†-,¨¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨,-†*$&@#
@&$*†-,¨¨¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨¨¨,-†*$&@
&$*†-,¨¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨¨,-†*$&
$*†-,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,-†*$
*†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†*
†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,