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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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