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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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¨#¨¨¨¨¨###                                          #¨#¨######
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