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¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨   ¨              ¨««««¨               ¨  ¨###¨¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨###¨  ¨ §««   «§#  THE BASEMENT  #§«   ««§§ ¨ ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨#¨##   ¨   «#«     ¨««««««««««¨     «#«    ¨  ¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨##                    #                     #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ 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.                ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
##¨¨#¨##¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨###¨  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  ¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨#                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
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