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##@#&$*=«^                                          ^«=*$&#@##
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&&&*«¨¨¨¨¨   ¨              ¨««««¨               ¨  ¨¨¨¨¨«*&&&
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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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#@#&$*=«^¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨^«=*$&#@#
#&$$*««^¨¨                                          ¨¨^««*$$&#
&*«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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##@#$*=«^¨                                          ¨^«=*$#@##
@&&$=^^^^¨                                          ¨^^^^=$&&@
##@#&$*=«^                                          ^«=*$&#@##