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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.            ..:~:†@&@#
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#@&@†:~:..  A Small Or Rural Basement Is A Cellar.  ..:~:†@&@#
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&@†:~:....             ~#~    .    ~#~              ....:~:†@&
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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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@&@†:~:...                 .      .                 ...:~:†@&@
&@†:~:....            ~#~ . 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.         ..:~:†@&@#
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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  ......:~:†
@†:~:.....                 Advised)                 .....:~:†@
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