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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.            ¨¨#¨¨¨¨##¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨¨##                                          ¨##¨¨¨#¨#¨
####¨¨¨#¨¨  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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#¨¨¨¨¨####            «#« ¨ 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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