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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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.,~^=£&###            ~#~ . 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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