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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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