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