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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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