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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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