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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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