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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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