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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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