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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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##¨¨#¨####   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  ###¨¨###¨#
#¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨         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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