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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.         #¨#¨¨##¨¨#
¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ###¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨#   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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