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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  ##£&%^:=,,
,,,,,:^^&&                 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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