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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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§%%~¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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