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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  ,,,,,##,,,
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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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