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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   ..«^%&&###
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###&&%^«..  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 ..«^%&####
###&&%^«..                 Building.                ..«^%&&###
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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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