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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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####§%†^-~             -#-    ¨    -#-              ~-^†%§####
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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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§†††--¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨--†††§
###§%†^-~¨            -#- ¨ usages ¨ -#-            ¨~-^†%§###
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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.                ¨¨¨¨--†%%§
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#§†-~¨¨¨¨¨  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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