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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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##@¶£**=~¨  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 ¨ =#=            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨~=**£
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@¶£**=~¨¨¨    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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