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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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