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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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¨#¨¨##¨¨##            ~#~ ¨ 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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