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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 ¶£%%^«^,,,
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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  ¶£%%^«^,,,
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