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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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#**^-:¨¨¨¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨¨¨¨:-^**#
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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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