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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)                 ¨¨.=^†&@##
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###@&†^=.¨                                          ¨.=^†&@###