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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.            ,^~^§*¤###
##**^^^^,,                                          ,,^^^^**##
###¤*§^~^,  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.                ,,,~~^§*##
###¤*§^~^,                                          ,^~^§*¤###
¤§~,,,,,,,  to draw from the earth around it, push  ,,,,,,,~§¤
#¤*§~,,,,,         above ground, laundered.         ,,,,,~§*¤#
#¤§§^^^~^,                                          ,^~^^^§§¤#
¤¤¤*^^^^,,    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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