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$%^«,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%$
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$%^«,¨¨¨¨¨  environment where you could find such   ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%$
§$%^«,¨¨¨¨  things as the furnace, the labyrinth,   ¨¨¨¨,«^%$§
@§$%^«,¨¨¨           reptiles or graves.            ¨¨¨,«^%$§@
#@§$%^«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«^%$§@#
##@§$%^«,¨  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ¨,«^%$§@##
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§$%^«,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,«^%$§
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%^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨  is nevertheless a way to bring a cave   ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^%
$%^«,¨¨¨¨¨   into your building, and cave things    ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%$
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@§$%^«,¨¨¨   think of all caves as the same large   ¨¨¨,«^%$§@
#@§$%^«,¨¨    structure, it's just that all parts   ¨¨,«^%$§@#
##@§$%^«,¨    might not be physically connected.    ¨,«^%$§@##
#@§$%^«,¨¨      that's what you're inviting in.     ¨¨,«^%$§@#
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$%^«,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%$
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@§$%^«,¨¨¨   hide unsightly appliances, engines,    ¨¨¨,«^%$§@
#@§$%^«,¨¨  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ¨¨,«^%$§@#
##@§$%^«,¨  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ¨,«^%$§@##
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@§$%^«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«^%$§@
§$%^«,¨¨¨¨  to draw from the earth around it, push  ¨¨¨¨,«^%$§
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$%^«,¨¨¨¨¨    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   ¨¨¨¨¨,«^%$
§$%^«,¨¨¨¨   less intense... made to store things   ¨¨¨¨,«^%$§
@§$%^«,¨¨¨    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ¨¨¨,«^%$§@
#@§$%^«,¨¨  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. ¨¨,«^%$§@#
##@§$%^«,¨  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ¨,«^%$§@##
#@§$%^«,¨¨                 advised)                 ¨¨,«^%$§@#
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