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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.            ^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨ -#-            ###§^-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-^§####                 ¨      ¨                 ####§^-,¨¨
¨,-^§#####                                          #####§^-,¨
¨¨,-^§####  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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