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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 ¨ «#«            #¨¨####¨##
¨¨¨##¨¨¨#¨                 ¨      ¨                 #¨#¨¨¨##¨#
¨¨#¨#¨¨###                                          ###¨¨#¨###
¨####¨#¨¨#  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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