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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.            ¨##¨¨#¨##¨
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¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨  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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####¨##¨¨¨   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.         ¨##¨¨##¨##
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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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