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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.      ¨-~†**&#@#
#@#&**†~-¨                                          ¨-~†**&#@#
##&**~¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨~**&##
#@#&**†~-¨            ~#~ ¨ 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.         ¨-~†**&###
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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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