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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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¶&%††-¨¨¨¨  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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