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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  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                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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