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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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###¨#¨¨¨#¨            «#« ¨ 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  #¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨
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