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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  #$*~^.....
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.........^  To Draw From The Earth Around It, Push  ^.........
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........^~    A Cellar Is A More Senseful Affair,   ~^........
.......^~*   Less Intense... Made To Store Things   *~^.......
......^~*$    (Food Or Brews, Tools) In A Colder    $*~^......
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