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