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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)                 .....,~†*%
§%*†~,....                                          ....,~†*%§
¶§%*†~,...                                          ...,~†*%§¶
#¶§%*†~,..                                          ..,~†*%§¶#
##¶§%*†~,.                                          .,~†*%§¶##
#¶§%*†~,..                                          ..,~†*%§¶#