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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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¨##¨##¨#¨# 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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¨##¨#¨¨#¨¨         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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