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,,~;%@£¶##  the basement is a man-made subterranean ##¶£@%;~,,
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,,,,~~~%@¶   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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,,~;%@£¶¶¶  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  £@@%%%;~,,
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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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