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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.  ¨¨¨¨:~^=*#
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###*=^~:¨¨              ~#~    ¨    ~#~             ¨¨:~^=*###
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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨:~^=*
#*=^~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~^=*#
##*=^~:¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨:~^=*##
###*=^~:¨¨            ~#~ ¨ 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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