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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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