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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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,,,,,,,,,-                 ,      ,                 -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,            «#« , 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.                †«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-«†*                                          *†«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«†*%  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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