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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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