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##¶§§†\«.. the basement is a man-made subterranean  ..«\†§§¶##
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§§†«......  things as the furnace, the labyrinth,   ......«†§§
§†«««.....            reptiles or graves.           .....«««†§
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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 ..«\†§§¶##
¶§§†«.....                building.                 .....«†§§¶
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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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