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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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#¨##¨¨#¨##                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  ###¨#¨###¨
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