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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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