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§$$$^^«.¨¨ the basement is a man-made subterranean  ¨¨.«^^$$$§
##¶§$*^«.¨  environment where you could find such   ¨.«^*$§¶##
#¶§§$*^«.¨   things as the furnace, the labyrinth,  ¨.«^*$§§¶#
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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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