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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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