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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 ,,,,,,,~*†
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