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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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,,,~«*^*¤@             «#«    ,    «#«              @¤*^*«~,,,
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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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