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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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#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨  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 ¨ -#-            ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨   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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