¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*                                          *=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*=                                          =*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=*=*                                          *=*=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=*=*#                                          #*=*=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=*=*#¶                                          ¶#*=*=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=*=*#¶#                    #                     #¶#*=*=~¨¨
¨~=*=*#¶##   ¨              ¨====¨               ¨  ##¶#*=*=~¨
¨¨~=*=*#¶# ¨ ===   ==#  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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨