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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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###@&†~,¨¨             ~#~    ¨    ~#~              ¨¨,~†&@###
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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.                ¨,~†&@####
###@&†~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~†&@###
##@&†~,¨¨¨  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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