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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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##¨¨####¨#              ~#~    ¨    ~#~             ###¨#¨¨#¨¨
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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.                ###¨#¨¨###
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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  ¨#####¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
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