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¨¨^^^::$@@ ¨ §==   =§@  the basement  @§=   ==§§ ¨  @@$::^^^¨¨
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¨^=:§$@###                                          ###@$§:=^¨
¨^=:§$@### the basement is a man-made subterranean  ###@$§:=^¨
^=:§$@####  environment where you could find such   ####@$§:=^
¨^=:§$@###   things as the furnace, the labyrinth,  ###@$§:=^¨
¨¨¨=::$@@#            reptiles or graves.           #@@$::=¨¨¨
¨^=:§$####                                          ####$§:=^¨
¨^=:§$@###  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ###@$§:=^¨
¨^=:§$####                                          ####$§:=^¨
¨^=:§$@###              =#=    ¨    =#=             ###@$§:=^¨
¨^=:§$@###                                          ###@$§:=^¨
¨¨¨^:::$@# often created in good faith, a basement  #@$:::^¨¨¨
¨^=:§$@###   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ###@$§:=^¨
¨^=:§@####    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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