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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  ,,,,,,^~†%
†~^,,,,,,,                 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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