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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. #¨#¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨#¨##¨#¨#¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨#####¨¨¨#
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