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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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,,^~\§@££#                 ,      ,                 #££@§\~^,,
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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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