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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)                 ¨¨¨,=\^@§@
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