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@§§§^^....   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   ..«*§§#@##
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##@#§§^«.. 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.    ..«^*§§#@#
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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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##§^^.....    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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