*=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=*
**=~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~=**
@**=~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~=**@
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##@**=~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~=**@##
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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)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
*=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=*
**=~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~=**
@**=~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~=**@
#@**=~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~=**@#
##@**=~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~=**@##