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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 #¶¤%^/-^..
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..^-/^%¤¶# 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 ..........
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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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