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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.         ¨^=*§*&###
#&&&*§*=^¨                                          ¨^=*§*&&&#
#**=¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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