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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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