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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  ...:-†%@§£
#£§@%†-:..                 advised)                 ..:-†%@§£#
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