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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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