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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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¨¨,=:†@###              =#=    ¨    =#=             ###@†:=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=:†@##                                          ##@†:=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=:†@###  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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