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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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..^~:%%@¶# 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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......^~:% 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 ~^........
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