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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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#.#.#.#.#.                 .      .                 #..#.#.##.
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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.                #..#.#.##.
#.#.#.#.#.                                          #.##.#..#.
#.#.#.#.#.  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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