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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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¶@*%«~¨¨¨¨            «#« ¨ 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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