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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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*†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†*
¤*†=:¨¨¨¨¨   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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