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§==«.¨¨¨¨¨   ¨              ¨««««¨               ¨  ¨¨¨¨¨.«==§
@§==«.¨¨¨¨ ¨ =««   «=§  THE BASEMENT  §=«   ««== ¨  ¨¨¨¨.«==§@
#@§==«.¨¨¨  ¨   «#«     ¨««««««««««¨     «#«    ¨   ¨¨¨.«==§@#
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##@§==«.¨¨ 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 ¨ «#«            ¨¨¨.«==§@#
@§==«.¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨.«==§@
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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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