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##&£^†-~,,  ,              ,----,               ,   ,,~-†^£&##
#&£^†-~,,, , ^--   -^&  the basement  &^-   --^^ ,  ,,,~-†^£&#
##&£^†-~,,   ,   -#-     ,----------,     -#-    ,  ,,~-†^£&##
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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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