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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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##¶§£^;«^,  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  ,,,,^;££§§
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