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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.           #¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##              «#«    ¨    «#«             #¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
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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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