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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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$:~,¨¨¨¨¨¨   the purpose of a basement is often to  ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~:$
&$:~,¨¨¨¨¨    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ¨¨¨¨¨,~:$&
£&$:~,¨¨¨¨  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ¨¨¨¨,~:$&£
@£&$:~,¨¨¨  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ¨¨¨,~:$&£@
#@£&$:~,¨¨                 building.                ¨¨,~:$&£@#
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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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