$†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†$
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##§$$†«~¨¨                                          ¨¨~«†$$§##
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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨~«†$$
$†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†$
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«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            «#« ¨ usages ¨ «#«            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   the purpose of a basement is often to  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†
$†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a  ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†$
$$†«~¨¨¨¨¨                building.                 ¨¨¨¨¨~«†$$
§$$†«~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~«†$$§
#§$$†«~¨¨¨  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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