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#@§%§†~^,,                    #                     ,,^~†§%§@#
##@§%§†~^,  ,              ,~~~~,               ,   ,^~†§%§@##
#@§%§†~^,, , §~~   ~§§  the basement  §§~   ~~§§ ,  ,,^~†§%§@#
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§%§†~^,,,,                     #                    ,,,,^~†§%§
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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.  ,,,,,,,,,,
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^,,,,,,,,,             ~#~    ,    ~#~              ,,,,,,,,,^
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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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