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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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