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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.  ##@¤§†*-^¨
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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.                 ##@¤§†*-^¨
¨^-*†§¤@##                                          ##@¤§†*-^¨
¨^-*†§¤###  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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¨¨^--*†¤¤¤                                          ¤¤¤†*--^¨¨