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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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