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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.           ,,,,,,,,^-
:-^,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,^-:
$:-^,,,,,,  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ,,,,,,^-:$
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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.     ,,,,,,,^-:
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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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