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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. @¤&%~,,,,,
,,,,~%&¤@# #@¤&%~,,,,
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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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