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##@#£$:~.¨  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ¨.~:$£#@##
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##@#£$:~.¨   into your building, and cave things    ¨.~:$£#@##
##@#£$:~.¨  with it. i've found that it's easier to ¨.~:$£#@##
##@#£$:~.¨   think of all caves as the same large   ¨.~:$£#@##
##@#£$:~.¨   structure, it's just that all parts    ¨.~:$£#@##
##@#£$:~.¨    might not be physically connected.    ¨.~:$£#@##
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#£$::.¨¨¨¨   the purpose of a basement is often to  ¨¨¨¨.::$£#
##@#£$:~.¨   hide unsightly appliances, engines,    ¨.~:$£#@##
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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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