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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.      ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨            -#- ¨ 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.         ¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨                                          ¨###¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨###    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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