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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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#@£%;«:,,, 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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,,,,,,,,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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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  ,:«;%£@###
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