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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.      #¨¨######¨
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¨#¨#¨¨##¨#                 ¨      ¨                 #####¨¨¨¨#
#####¨#¨##            =#= ¨ 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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¨¨¨##¨¨##¨                                          ###¨#####¨
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¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨######¨¨#