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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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@#&$†=:...              =#=    .    =#=             ...:=†$&#@
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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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@#&$†=:...   A Cellar Is A More Senseful Affair,    ...:=†$&#@
#&$†=:....   Less Intense... Made To Store Things   ....:=†$&#
&$†=:.....    (Food Or Brews, Tools) In A Colder    .....:=†$&
#&$†=:....  Environment. Perhaps To Grow Mushrooms. ....:=†$&#
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