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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 ¨ =#=            ¨¨¨^^=†*@@
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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.         ¨^=^†*&@##
&†^=¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨=^†&
##@&*†^=^¨   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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##@&*†^=^¨                                          ¨^=^†*&@##
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