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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.                ......:~==
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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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