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¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨#¨#¨#
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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.  #¨¨##¨#¨##
¨#¨#¨¨###¨                                          ¨#¨#¨####¨
¨####¨#¨¨#             =#=    ¨    =#=              ¨#####¨¨¨#
##¨¨¨###¨#                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨#
¨¨#¨¨#¨¨##  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 ¨ =#=            ¨##¨¨¨##¨#
¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨#                 ¨      ¨                 ¨#¨#¨¨#¨##
###¨¨¨##¨#                                          #####¨###¨
#¨¨#¨¨#¨##   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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¨#¨¨#¨##¨¨                                          #¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨