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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.            ##@¤£%†=-,
,,-=†%£¤@#                                          #@¤£%†=-,,
,-=†%£¤@##  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ##@¤£%†=-,
,,-=†%£¤@#                                          #@¤£%†=-,,
,-=†%£¤@##              =#=    ,    =#=             ##@¤£%†=-,
,,-=†%£¤@#                                          #@¤£%†=-,,
,-=†%£¤@##  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 , =#=            ##@¤£%†=-,
,,-=†%£¤@#                 ,      ,                 #@¤£%†=-,,
,-=†%£¤@##                                          ##@¤£%†=-,
,,-=†%£¤@#  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.                #@¤£%†=-,,
,-=†%£¤@##                                          ##@¤£%†=-,
,,-=†%£¤@#  to draw from the earth around it, push  #@¤£%†=-,,
,-=†%£¤@##         above ground, laundered.         ##@¤£%†=-,
,,-=†%£¤@#                                          #@¤£%†=-,,
,-=†%£¤@##    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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