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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 ¨ «#«            @@%^«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«^%@@#                 ¨      ¨                 #@@%^«^¨¨¨
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¨^«^%@@###  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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