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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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