¤@†\=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=\†@¤
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##@¤@†\=,¨                                          ¨,=\†@¤@##
#@¤@†\=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=\†@¤@#
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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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#@¤@†\=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=\†@¤@#