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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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