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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.     #####¨###¨
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##¨¨¨#¨#¨¨   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
¨#¨¨####¨¨    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ##¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
##¨#¨¨¨#¨¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨#¨¨¨¨¨##¨
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#¨¨#¨#¨###                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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