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