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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  ¶£†\~^^,,,
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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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