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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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.,~^*%££##    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  ##££%*^~,.
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...,^**%££  to draw from the earth around it, push  ££%**^,...
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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. ##££%*^~,.
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