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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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%;~,......  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.                 .......,~;
%;~,......                                          ......,~;%
§%;~,.....  to draw from the earth around it, push  .....,~;%§
#§%;~,....         above ground, laundered.         ....,~;%§#
£#§%;~,...                                          ...,~;%§#£
#£#§%;~,..   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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