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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 ¨ ~#~            ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨¨¨##                 ¨      ¨                 #¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨   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.                ¨###¨¨#¨¨#
#¨¨#¨¨#¨##                                          ¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨##  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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