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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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##&^\«....             «#«    .    «#«              ....«\^&##
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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.                 .~«\\^^^§#
&§\\«.....                                          .....«\\§&
#&§^«~....  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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