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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   ##¨¨¨#¨###
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##¨##¨#¨¨#   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ¨¨##¨#¨¨#¨
#¨##¨###¨#   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    ¨¨#¨###¨##
¨##¨##¨¨##    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ¨¨###¨¨##¨
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#¨¨¨#¨#¨#¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ¨¨#¨¨####¨
##¨¨######  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  #¨##¨#¨¨¨#
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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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