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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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