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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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,~-^%%@£##             -#-    ,    -#-              ##£@%%^-~,
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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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