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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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#####*;«,¨  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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