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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.                ,,,,,,^-;*
$*;-^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^-;*$
@$*;-^,,,,  to draw from the earth around it, push  ,,,,^-;*$@
#@$*;-^,,,         above ground, laundered.         ,,,^-;*$@#
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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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