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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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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            «#« ¨ usages ¨ «#«            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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$^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   the purpose of a basement is often to  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^$
@$^«.¨¨¨¨¨    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ¨¨¨¨¨.«^$@
£@$^«.¨¨¨¨  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ¨¨¨¨.«^$@£
#£@$^«.¨¨¨  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ¨¨¨.«^$@£#
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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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