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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.           #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          #¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ##¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
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¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#              ~#~    ¨    ~#~             #¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨
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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.         ###¨##¨#¨#
#¨¨##¨#¨¨#                                          ¨¨##¨#####
#¨#¨###¨#¨   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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