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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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¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨   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  #¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨
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