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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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