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££**=~....   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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#@££**=~..  often created in good faith, a basement ..~=**££@#
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#@££**=~..    into your building, and cave things   ..~=**££@#
@££**=~...  with it. i've found that it's easier to ...~=**££@
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£**=~.....   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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@££**=~...   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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