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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   ..^^««:††¤
###¤$†:«^.    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   .^«:†$¤###
###¤$†:«^.  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  .^«:†$¤###
###¤$†:«^. to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a  .^«:†$¤###
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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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