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,,-=*†$###                    #                     ###$†*=-,,
,-=*†$####  ,              ,====,               ,   ####$†*=-,
,,-=*†$### , †==   =†#  the basement  #†=   ==†† ,  ###$†*=-,,
,,,-=*†$##   ,   =#=     ,==========,     =#=    ,  ##$†*=-,,,
,,,,-=*†$#                     #                    #$†*=-,,,,
,,,,,-=*†$                                          $†*=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=*† the basement is a man-made subterranean  †*=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=*  environment where you could find such   *=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-=  things as the furnace, the labyrinth,   =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=*            reptiles or graves.           *=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=*†                                          †*=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=*†$  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  $†*=-,,,,,
,,,,-=*†$#                                          #$†*=-,,,,
,,,-=*†$##             =#=    ,    =#=              ##$†*=-,,,
,,-=*†$###                                          ###$†*=-,,
,-=*†$####  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 , =#=            $†*=-,,,,,
,,,,-=*†$#                 ,      ,                 #$†*=-,,,,
,,,-=*†$##                                          ##$†*=-,,,
,,-=*†$###  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.                 #$†*=-,,,,
,,,,,-=*†$                                          $†*=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=*†  to draw from the earth around it, push  †*=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=*         above ground, laundered.         *=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-=                                          =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=*    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   *=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=*†   less intense... made to store things   †*=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=*†$    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    $†*=-,,,,,
,,,,-=*†$# environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms.  #$†*=-,,,,
,,,-=*†$##  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ##$†*=-,,,
,,-=*†$###                 advised)                 ###$†*=-,,
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