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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   ¨¨-===†%§#
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##¶§¤%†=-¨    structure, it's just that all parts   ¨-=†%¤§¶##
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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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#¶¤†==-¨¨¨   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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