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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.           #¨¨#¨¨####
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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#  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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¨¨¨#¨¨##¨¨                                          ##¨¨#####¨
¨¨##¨#¨#¨¨  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 ¨¨##¨#####
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####¨#¨¨##  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨###¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨###¨#¨#         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨#¨¨#¨##¨#
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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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