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.,~*†@§§##  environment where you could find such   ##§§@†*~,.
.,~*†@§###  things as the furnace, the labyrinth,   ###§@†*~,.
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.,~*†@§###  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ###§@†*~,.
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.,~~~**@§#  is nevertheless a way to bring a cave   #§@**~~~,.
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.,~*††@§§§ 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  ###§@†*~,.
.,~*††@@##         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.  ##§@†*~~,.
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