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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 ,^=*%§@###
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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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