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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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##¨¨¨###¨¨             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
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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.      ¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨            ~#~ ¨ 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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¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#                                          #¨##¨¨¨###
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