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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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