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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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,-«=§§§###            «#« , 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.         ###§§§=«-,
,-«=§§§###                                          ###§§§=«-,
,-«=§§§###   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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