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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.  ¨¨#¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨¨¨###
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨             =#=    ¨    =#=              #¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨###¨¨¨¨#                                          ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#                                          #¨##¨¨¨###
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