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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 , ~#~            ,,,,,,,~\†
\~,,,,,,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,,,,,,~\
†\~,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,~\†
%†\~,,,,,,  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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