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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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