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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.           ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#  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.                ¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨
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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  ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
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