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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              «#«    ¨    «#«             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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