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@$$*==,,,,  , ^==   =^&  the basement  &^=   ==^^ , ,,,,==*$$@
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##@&$^*=,,  the basement is a man-made subterranean ,,=*^$&@##
@$^=,,,,,,   environment where you could find such  ,,,,,,=^$@
##@&$^*=,,  things as the furnace, the labyrinth,   ,,=*^$&@##
##@&$^*=,,            reptiles or graves.           ,,=*^$&@##
##@&$^*=,,                                          ,,=*^$&@##
##@&$^*=,,  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ,,=*^$&@##
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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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&&&^**=,,,            =#= , 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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