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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  ¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨### 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  ¨¨##¨##¨##
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