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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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~,,,,,,,,,  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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