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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.                ¤¤%^«,,,,,
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,,,«^%¤¤@#  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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