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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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