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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  ¨#¨¨¨#¨###
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#¨#¨#¨¨#¨#         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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