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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.  ¨¨^«:†@#£#
£#@†:«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«:†@#£
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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨^«:†@
#@†:«^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^«:†@#
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#£#@†:«^¨¨            «#« ¨ 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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