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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.           «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  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.                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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