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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  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                 Advised)                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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