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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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