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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.           ¨,-*†%¤###
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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.                ¨¨,-*†%¤##
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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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