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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.  ,,,,,,,~^§
###§$^^~^,                                          ,^~^^$§###
##$^^^,,,,              ~#~    ,    ~#~             ,,,,^^^$##
###§$^^~^,                                          ,^~^^$§###
###§$^^~^,  often created in good faith, a basement ,^~^^$§###
#$^^,,,,,,   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ,,,,,,^^$#
§^^^~^,,,,   into your building, and cave things    ,,,,^~^^^§
#§$^^,,,,, with it. i've found that it's easier to  ,,,,,^^$§#
###§$^^~^,   think of all caves as the same large   ,^~^^$§###
§$^^^^^^^,   structure, it's just that all parts    ,^^^^^^^$§
###§$^^~^,    might not be physically connected.    ,^~^^$§###
###§$^^~^,     that's what you're inviting in.      ,^~^^$§###
§$^^^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^^^$§
####§$^~^,                 ,      ,                 ,^~^$§####
####§$^~^,            ~#~ , usages , ~#~            ,^~^$§####
##$^^~^,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,^~^^$##
###§$^^~^,                                          ,^~^^$§###
###§$^^~^,   the purpose of a basement is often to  ,^~^^$§###
##§$^~,,,,   hide unsightly appliances, engines,    ,,,,~^$§##
###§$^^~^,  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ,^~^^$§###
#§$^^^^~^, to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a  ,^~^^^^$§#
§§$^^~^,,,                 building.                ,,,^~^^$§§
§§$^^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^^$§§
§^^~,,,,,,  to draw from the earth around it, push  ,,,,,,~^^§
§^^^,,,,,,         above ground, laundered.         ,,,,,,^^^§
#§$^~~^,,,                                          ,,,^~~^$§#
#§^^^^^^^,   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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§^^^^^,,,,                                          ,,,,^^^^^§
#§$^^^^,,,                                          ,,,^^^^$§#