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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  .:~/^§#£##
#£#§^/~:..   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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