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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  ##¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
¨¨¨##¨#¨#¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨#¨¨##¨¨##
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