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@%%^-:¨¨¨¨   ¨              ¨----¨               ¨  ¨¨¨¨:-^%%@
¶@%%^-:¨¨¨ ¨ %--   -%@  THE BASEMENT  @%-   --%% ¨  ¨¨¨:-^%%@¶
@¶@%%^-:¨¨  ¨   -#-     ¨----------¨     -#-    ¨   ¨¨:-^%%@¶@
#@¶@%%^-:¨                     #                    ¨:-^%%@¶@#
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¶@%%^-:¨¨¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨¨:-^%%@¶
@%%^-:¨¨¨¨  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ¨¨¨¨:-^%%@
%%^-:¨¨¨¨¨   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ¨¨¨¨¨:-^%%
%^-:¨¨¨¨¨¨            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-^%
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-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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.                ¨:-^%%@¶@#
@¶@%%^-:¨¨                                          ¨¨:-^%%@¶@
¶@%%^-:¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨¨:-^%%@¶
@%%^-:¨¨¨¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨¨¨¨:-^%%@
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%^-:¨¨¨¨¨¨    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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