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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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