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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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&£$*=^¨¨¨¨            =#= ¨ usages ¨ =#=            ¨¨¨¨^=*$£&
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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.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=*
$*=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=*$
£$*=^¨¨¨¨¨  to draw from the earth around it, push  ¨¨¨¨¨^=*$£
&£$*=^¨¨¨¨         above ground, laundered.         ¨¨¨¨^=*$£&
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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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