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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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$%†-~,,,,,            -#- , usages , -#-            ,,,,,~-†%$
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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  ,,,,,,~-†%
$%†-~,,,,,         above ground, laundered.         ,,,,,~-†%$
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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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