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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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&%/~-¨¨¨¨¨             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              ¨¨¨¨¨-~/%&
%/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/%
/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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 ¨ ~#~            ¨-~/%&@###
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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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/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/