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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  ,,,,,«***¤
¤*«,,,,,,,                 advised)                 ,,,,,,,«*¤
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