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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  ¨###¨##¨¨#
¨####¨##¨¨                 ADVISED)                 #¨¨##¨#¨#¨
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