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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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,~«\*%&£##   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  ##£&%*\«~,
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