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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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,,,,~††*£¤              ~#~    ,    ~#~             ¤£*††~,,,,
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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.                 #¤¤£†~~~,,
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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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