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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             -#-    ¨    -#-              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=*
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-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  to draw from the earth around it, push  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         above ground, laundered.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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