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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.           ####¨#¨¨¨#
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¨¨##¨##¨#¨  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  ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
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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  #¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨
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