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###§$%^~,¨                                          ¨,~^%$§###
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##$$^,¨¨¨¨ ¨ %~~   ~%§  the basement  §%~   ~~%% ¨  ¨¨¨¨,^$$##
§§$%^^^~,¨   ¨   ~#~     ¨~~~~~~~~~~¨     ~#~    ¨  ¨,~^^^%$§§
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#§%~~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~~%§#
#$$%~,¨¨¨¨ the basement is a man-made subterranean  ¨¨¨¨,~%$$#
§$$%^,¨¨¨¨  environment where you could find such   ¨¨¨¨,^%$$§
###§$%^~,¨   things as the furnace, the labyrinth,  ¨,~^%$§###
###§$%^~,¨           reptiles or graves.            ¨,~^%$§###
§%^,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,^%§
###§$%^~,¨  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ¨,~^%$§###
#§§§$%^~,¨                                          ¨,~^%$§§§#
###§$%^~,¨             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              ¨,~^%$§###
§§%%%^^~,¨                                          ¨,~^^%%%§§
###§$%^~,¨ often created in good faith, a basement  ¨,~^%$§###
§§%^,,¨¨¨¨   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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