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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  ,-«†*§#¶##
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