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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.         ¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨¨¨    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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