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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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