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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.  ¨^~=$%§@##
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##@§%$=~^¨              ~#~    ¨    ~#~             ¨^~=$%§@##
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###@§%=~^¨  often created in good faith, a basement ¨^~=%§@###
#§$=~~^^¨¨   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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