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####$%†~.,  , %~~   ~%#  the basement  #%~   ~~%% , ,.~†%$####
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####$%†~.,  the basement is a man-made subterranean ,.~†%$####
####$%†~.,   environment where you could find such  ,.~†%$####
###$††~.,,   things as the furnace, the labyrinth,  ,,.~††$###
##%†~.,,,,            reptiles or graves.           ,,,,.~†%##
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####$%†~.,  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ,.~†%$####
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####$%†~.,   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ,.~†%$####
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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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####$%†~.,  the purpose of a basement is often to   ,.~†%$####
####$%†~.,    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ,.~†%$####
#$%%~,,,,,  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ,,,,,~%%$#
####$%†~., to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a  ,.~†%$####
#%~,,,,,,,                building.                 ,,,,,,,~%#
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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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