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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.           ¨##¨##¨###
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#¨##¨¨##¨#  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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¨#¨¨¨##¨¨¨                                          #¨¨##¨¨¨¨#
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