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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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