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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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