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,,,,,,,^«;  ,              ,««««,               ,   ;«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«;^  , ^««   «^&  the basement  &^«   ««^^ , ^;«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«;^&  ,   «#«     ,««««««««««,     «#«    ,   &^;«^,,,,,
,,,,^«;^&£                    #                     £&^;«^,,,,
,,,^«;^&£#                                          #£&^;«^,,,
,,^«;^&£##  the basement is a man-made subterranean ##£&^;«^,,
,^«;^&£###   environment where you could find such  ###£&^;«^,
,,^«;^&£##  things as the furnace, the labyrinth,   ##£&^;«^,,
,,,^«;^&£#            reptiles or graves.           #£&^;«^,,,
,,,,^«;^&£                                          £&^;«^,,,,
,,,,,^«;^&  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  &^;«^,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^«;              «#«    ,    «#«             ;«^,,,,,,,
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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.     £&^;«^,,,,
,,,,,^«;^&                                          &^;«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«;^                 ,      ,                 ^;«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«;            «#« , usages , «#«            ;«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«;^                 ,      ,                 ^;«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«;^&                                          &^;«^,,,,,
,,,,^«;^&£  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.                ##£&^;«^,,
,,,^«;^&£#                                          #£&^;«^,,,
,,,,^«;^&£  to draw from the earth around it, push  £&^;«^,,,,
,,,,,^«;^&         above ground, laundered.         &^;«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«;^                                          ^;«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«;   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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