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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  ,,,~«:^%£#
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