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,.«^†$¤### , †««   «†¤  the basement  ¤†«   ««†† ,  ###¤$†^«.,
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,.«^†$¤###  the basement is a man-made subterranean ###¤$†^«.,
,.«^†$¤###   environment where you could find such  ###¤$†^«.,
,,,,,«^$¤¤   things as the furnace, the labyrinth,  ¤¤$^«,,,,,
,...«†$¤¤#            reptiles or graves.           #¤¤$†«...,
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,.«^†$¤¤##  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ##¤¤$†^«.,
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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  ¤††««..,,,
,,,.«^†$¤# to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a  #¤$†^«.,,,
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,,,,,,.«†¤  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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