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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.           #£§$**=~,,
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,,~=**$§£#  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.      £§$**=~,,,
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,,~=**$§£#            =#= , 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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