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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
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%=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=%
$%=~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~=%$
¶$%=~.¨¨¨¨ often created in good faith, a basement  ¨¨¨¨.~=%$¶
#¶$%=~.¨¨¨   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ¨¨¨.~=%$¶#
##¶$%=~.¨¨   into your building, and cave things    ¨¨.~=%$¶##
###¶$%=~.¨ with it. i've found that it's easier to  ¨.~=%$¶###
##¶$%=~.¨¨   think of all caves as the same large   ¨¨.~=%$¶##
#¶$%=~.¨¨¨    structure, it's just that all parts   ¨¨¨.~=%$¶#
¶$%=~.¨¨¨¨    might not be physically connected.    ¨¨¨¨.~=%$¶
$%=~.¨¨¨¨¨     that's what you're inviting in.      ¨¨¨¨¨.~=%$
%=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=%
=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            ~#~ ¨ 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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%=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=%