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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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