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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.           ,,,^~^*%&£
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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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%*^~^,,,,,            ~#~ , 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.         ,^~^*%&£##
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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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