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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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@¨@¨@¨@¨¨@              «#«    ¨    «#«             ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
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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 ¨ «#«            ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@@                 ¨      ¨                 ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@@  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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