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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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¶§¤†~-,,,,              ~#~    ,    ~#~             ,,,,-~†¤§¶
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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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@¶§¤†~-,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,-~†¤§¶@
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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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