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,,,,,,^~/†                     #                    †/~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~/†£   ,              ,~~~~,               ,  £†/~^,,,,,
,,,,^~/†£¤  , †~~   ~†¤  the basement  ¤†~   ~~†† , ¤£†/~^,,,,
,,,^~/†£¤#  ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,   #¤£†/~^,,,
,,^~/†£¤#@                     #                    @#¤£†/~^,,
,^~/†£¤#@#                                          #@#¤£†/~^,
,,^~/†£¤#@ 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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,,,,,,,,,^             ~#~    ,    ~#~              ^,,,,,,,,,
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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.      @#¤£†/~^,,
,,,^~/†£¤#                                          #¤£†/~^,,,
,,,,^~/†£¤                 ,      ,                 ¤£†/~^,,,,
,,,,,^~/†£            ~#~ , 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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