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