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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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