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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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#¨##¨¨¨¨¨#  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  #¨###¨¨#¨#
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