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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.  $=^«,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,«^              «#«    ,    «#«             ^«,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, often created in good faith, a basement  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,«  is nevertheless a way to bring a cave   «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«^    into your building, and cave things   ^«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«^= with it. i've found that it's easier to  =^«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«^=$   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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