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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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