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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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##¨#¨¨#¨¨¨             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              ¨#¨##¨#¨¨#
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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.         ###¨##¨###
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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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