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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.           %:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.«:%*¤  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.                 ###¤*%:«.¨
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¨¨¨.«:%*¤#  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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