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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  #¨¨¨#####¨
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