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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.           ,,,,,,,,,-
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  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.                 ,,,,,,,,,,
-,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,-
--,,,,,,,,  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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