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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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~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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