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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)                 ,,,,,,~«*%
&%*«~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~«*%&
&&%*«~,,,,                                          ,,,,~«*%&&
#&&%*«~,,,                                          ,,,~«*%&&#
##&&%*«~,,                                          ,,~«*%&&##
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