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,,,~:†$###                     #                    ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####   ,              ,~~~~,               ,  ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###  , †~~   ~†¤  the basement  ¤†~   ~~†† , ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####   ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,  ####$†:~,,
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,,~:†$####                                          ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$### the basement is a man-made subterranean  ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####   environment where you could find such  ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###   things as the furnace, the labyrinth,  ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####            reptiles or graves.           ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###                                          ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###                                          ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####              ~#~    ,    ~#~             ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###                                          ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####  often created in good faith, a basement ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####    into your building, and cave things   ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$### with it. i've found that it's easier to  ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####   think of all caves as the same large   ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###   structure, it's just that all parts    ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####    might not be physically connected.    ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###      that's what you're inviting in.     ###$†:~,,,
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,,,~:†$###                 ,      ,                 ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####            ~#~ , usages , ~#~            ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###                 ,      ,                 ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####                                          ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###   the purpose of a basement is often to  ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###                 building.                ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####                                          ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###  to draw from the earth around it, push  ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####         above ground, laundered.         ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###                                          ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###   less intense... made to store things   ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$### environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms.  ###$†:~,,,
,,~:†$####  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ####$†:~,,
,,,~:†$###                 advised)                 ###$†:~,,,
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