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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.  ###@&%*-^¨
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¨¨¨^-*%&@#              -#-    ¨    -#-             #@&%*-^¨¨¨
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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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