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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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