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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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@§^:~^....  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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