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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  ¨¨,,««^*#@
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