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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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£§*$*=:,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,:=*$*§£
§*$*=:,,,,            =#= , usages , =#=            ,,,,:=*$*§
*$*=:,,,,,                 ,      ,                 ,,,,,:=*$*
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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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