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,.==$§§###  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ###§§$==.,
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,,.==$§§## with it. i've found that it's easier to  ##§§$==.,,
,.==$§§###   think of all caves as the same large   ###§§$==.,
,,.==$§§##   structure, it's just that all parts    ##§§$==.,,
,,,.==$§§#    might not be physically connected.    #§§$==.,,,
,,.==$§§##      that's what you're inviting in.     ##§§$==.,,
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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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