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