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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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##¨¨###¨##              -#-    ¨    -#-             ###¨#¨##¨#
¨#¨#¨¨##¨¨                                          ¨¨####¨##¨
####¨#¨#¨¨ 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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