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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  #¶¶@%†*~,¨
¨,~*†%@¶##                 advised)                 ##¶@%†*~,¨
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