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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.           #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨##¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##
#¨##¨¨¨#¨#  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.      #¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨##¨¨¨¨¨##                                          ##¨¨##¨¨¨¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨¨#¨                 ¨      ¨                 #¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨
¨####¨¨¨##            =#= ¨ USAGES ¨ =#=            ########¨¨
¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨##¨¨##¨##                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨#¨#¨##¨  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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