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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  #####¨##¨#
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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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