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.-~:::%$$& The Basement Is A Man-Made Subterranean &$$%:::~-.
.-~:%$## Environment Where You Could Find Such ###&$%:~-.
.-~:%$## Things As The Furnace, The Labyrinth, ###&$%:~-.
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.-~:%$## Into Your Building, And Cave Things ###&$%:~-.
.....-:% With It. I'Ve Found That It'S Easier To #&%:-.....
.-~:%$## Think Of All Caves As The Same Large ###&$%:~-.
.-~:%$## Structure, It'S Just That All Parts ###&$%:~-.
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......~:$& The Purpose Of A Basement Is Often To &$:~......
.-~:%$#### Hide Unsightly Appliances, Engines, ####$%:~-.
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.-~::%$$&& To Hide The True Weight (Purpose?) Of A &&$$%::~-.
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....-:%$## Above Ground, Laundered. ##$%:-....
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...-~~~%&& A Cellar Is A More Senseful Affair, &&%~~~-...
.-~:%$## Less Intense... Made To Store Things ###&$%:~-.
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.-~:%$&# Environment. Perhaps To Grow Mushrooms. ##&&$%:~-.
.-~:%$## Perhaps To Bury Corrupt Creatures (Not ###&$%:~-.
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