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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.  ¨¨¨,-*†@##
#@†*-,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,-*†@#
@†*-,¨¨¨¨¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨¨¨¨¨,-*†@
†*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-*†
*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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