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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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