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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.     -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~            -#- ¨ 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  ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†                                          †-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~-†%*                                          *%†-~¨¨¨¨¨