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¨,=^%£§###   environment where you could find such  ###§£%^=,¨
¨¨,=^%£§##  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.    ###§£%^=,¨
¨¨,=^%£§##     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 ###§£%^=,¨
¨¨,=^%£§##                 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  ###§£%^=,¨
¨¨,=^%£§##                 advised)                 ##§£%^=,¨¨
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