^--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--^
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨              ¨----¨               ¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ %--   -%#  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.  ¨¨¨¨¨--^%%
#%%^--¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨--^%%#
¶#%%^--¨¨¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨¨¨--^%%#¶
@¶#%%^--¨¨                                          ¨¨--^%%#¶@
#@¶#%%^--¨  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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            -#- ¨ 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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