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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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##¶@£^=~:,  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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