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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. ..........
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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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