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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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####&†^=,,  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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