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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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@¤*%=«^,,,             «#«    ,    «#«              ,,,^«=%*¤@
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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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«^,,,,,,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,,,,,,^«
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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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