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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  ¨:«^*%¤££#
££¤¤%*^«:¨   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.    ¨¨::«***¤#
##£¤%*^«:¨      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  ¨:«^*%¤£##
£%^^««««:¨                 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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