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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.           ¨¨^==†*@##
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@*†==^¨¨¨¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨¨¨¨^==†*@
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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.                ¨^==†*@###
##@*†==^¨¨                                          ¨¨^==†*@##
#@*†==^¨¨¨  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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