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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.     #¨¨##¨#¨#¨
¨#¨#¨##¨##                                          ¨#¨#¨#####
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####¨¨#¨¨#  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨¨#¨#¨####
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨#   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    #¨#####¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨###¨##  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ###¨¨¨¨#¨¨
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¨¨¨¨##¨#¨#                 BUILDING.                ¨¨¨##¨¨#¨#
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¨#¨¨###¨¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  #¨¨#####¨¨
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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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