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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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¤¤$%%†-,¨¨              -#-    ¨    -#-             ¨¨,-†%%$¤¤
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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  ¨¨¨¨¨¨-%¤¤
##@¤$%†-,¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ¨,-†%$¤@##
#¤$$†--¨¨¨                 BUILDING.                ¨¨¨--†$$¤#
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@¤¤%%---,¨  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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