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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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##¨#¨¨#¨¨¨ 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.                #¨######¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨#                                          ##¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
##¨¨¨##¨##  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  ##¨#¨¨¨##¨
¨¨¨¨¨#####                 ADVISED)                 ¨###¨¨#¨#¨
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