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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 *-^.......
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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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