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¶&$$^«,¨¨¨  the basement is a man-made subterranean ¨¨¨,«^$$&¶
#¶&$$^«,¨¨  environment where you could find such   ¨¨,«^$$&¶#
##¶&$$^«,¨  things as the furnace, the labyrinth,   ¨,«^$$&¶##
#¶&$$^«,¨¨           reptiles or graves.            ¨¨,«^$$&¶#
¶&$$^«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«^$$&¶
&$$^«,¨¨¨¨  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ¨¨¨¨,«^$$&
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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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#¶&$$^«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«^$$&¶#
¶&$$^«,¨¨¨   the purpose of a basement is often to  ¨¨¨,«^$$&¶
&$$^«,¨¨¨¨    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ¨¨¨¨,«^$$&
¶&$$^«,¨¨¨  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ¨¨¨,«^$$&¶
#¶&$$^«,¨¨  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ¨¨,«^$$&¶#
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#¶&$$^«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«^$$&¶#
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&$$^«,¨¨¨¨         above ground, laundered.         ¨¨¨¨,«^$$&
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#¶&$$^«,¨¨    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   ¨¨,«^$$&¶#
##¶&$$^«,¨   less intense... made to store things   ¨,«^$$&¶##
#¶&$$^«,¨¨    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ¨¨,«^$$&¶#
¶&$$^«,¨¨¨  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. ¨¨¨,«^$$&¶
&$$^«,¨¨¨¨  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ¨¨¨¨,«^$$&
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&$$^«,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,«^$$&