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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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