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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.    &@=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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