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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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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨                                          @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨