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#¨##¨¨#¨#¨   ¨              ¨««««¨               ¨  ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨  ¨ ^««   «^#  THE BASEMENT  #^«   ««^^ ¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨##¨¨#¨#¨  ¨   «#«     ¨««««««««««¨     «#«    ¨   ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨                     #                    ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨##¨¨#¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨  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.                ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨##¨¨#¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨  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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