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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.      #££$*^~,..
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......,~^*  the purpose of a basement is often to   *^~,......
.......,~^   hide unsightly appliances, engines,    ^~,.......
........,~  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ~,........
.........,  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ,.........
..........                building.                 ..........
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..........  to draw from the earth around it, push  ..........
..........         above ground, laundered.         ..........
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.........,    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   ,.........
........,~   less intense... made to store things   ~,........
.......,~^    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ^~,.......
......,~^* environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms.  *^~,......
.....,~^*$  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  $*^~,.....
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