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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,  ¨-~\†§####
###§$†\~-¨           reptiles or graves.            ¨-~\†$§###
#§$††~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~††$§#
###§$†\~-¨  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ¨-~\†$§###
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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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