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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.    ##£$§†-~..
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.......~-†  the purpose of a basement is often to   †-~.......
........~-   hide unsightly appliances, engines,    -~........
.........~  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ~.........
..........  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ..........
..........                building.                 ..........
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.........~  to draw from the earth around it, push  ~.........
........~-         above ground, laundered.         -~........
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......~-†§   a cellar is a more senseful affair,    §†-~......
.....~-†§$   less intense... made to store things   $§†-~.....
....~-†§$£    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    £$§†-~....
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