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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.                 ..........
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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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