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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.    £%%%^-,,,,
,,,,--^^%£      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  &&&%^-,,,,
,,,,,,«$&&  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a &&$«,,,,,,
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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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