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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.                %=:«^,,,,,
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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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