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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)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
\«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«\
†\«^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«\†
*†\«^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^«\†*
#*†\«^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^«\†*#
##*†\«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«\†*##