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#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                    #                     #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨  ¨              ¨~~~~¨               ¨   #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨  ¨ *~~   ~*#  THE BASEMENT  #*~   ~~** ¨ #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨  ¨   ~#~     ¨~~~~~~~~~~¨     ~#~    ¨   #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                     #                    #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨  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.     #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                 ¨      ¨                 #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨            ~#~ ¨ USAGES ¨ ~#~            #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                 ¨      ¨                 #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨  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.                #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨   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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