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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.  #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨¨¨             «#«    ¨    «#«              ¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨                                          ¨###¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨#¨ 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.     ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨###¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨            «#« ¨ 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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