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¨¨¨,«*%%%¶  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ¶%%%*«,¨¨¨
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¨,«*^%&¶##   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ##¶&%^*«,¨
¨,«*^%&¶##   into your building, and cave things    ##¶&%^*«,¨
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¨,«*^%&¶##    structure, it's just that all parts   ##¶&%^*«,¨
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¨,«*^%&¶##    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  ##¶&%^*«,¨
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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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