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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.                 ¨¨##¨####¨
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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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