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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.      ¨¨¨««§¤¤¤¤
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@@#¤¤§=«,¨            «#« ¨ 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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#@#¤¤§=«,¨                                          ¨,«=§¤¤#@#