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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  @£==«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«==£@£                 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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