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$^:~^.....  . ^~~   ~^§  The Basement  §^~   ~~^^ . .....^~:^$
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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  ........^~
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