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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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#%**^^^~^,  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  ,^~^*%£###
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