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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.           .,~\†£@###
##@£†\~,..                                          ..,~\†£@##
#@£†\~,...  A Small Or Rural Basement Is A Cellar.  ...,~\†£@#
@£†\~,....                                          ....,~\†£@
£†\~,.....             ~#~    .    ~#~              .....,~\†£
†\~,......                                          ......,~\†
\~,....... 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.     ......,~\†
£†\~,.....                                          .....,~\†£
@£†\~,....                 .      .                 ....,~\†£@
#@£†\~,...            ~#~ . Usages . ~#~            ...,~\†£@#
##@£†\~,..                 .      .                 ..,~\†£@##
###@£†\~,.                                          .,~\†£@###
##@£†\~,..   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.         .........,
..........                                          ..........
,.........   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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