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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.  @¶¤¤=†-¨¨¨
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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.         #@¶§¤=†«-¨
¨-«†=¤§¶@#                                          #@¶§¤=†«-¨
¨-«†==¤§¶¶    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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