#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨###¨#
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨                                          ##¨#¨¨##¨¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨                    #                     ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#  ¨              ¨««««¨               ¨   ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨  ¨ $««   «$#  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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#¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#