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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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*=-~¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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