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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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¨¨##¨##¨#¨  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.         #¨#¨¨¨¨##¨
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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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