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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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