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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  ###¨##¨¨¨#
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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. ¨#¨¨##¨¨##
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