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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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