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