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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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§^\=:..... =#= . Usages . =#= .....:=\^§
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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. ........:=
\=:....... .......:=\
^\=:...... 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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