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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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@##$†-^... Often Created In Good Faith, A Basement  ...^-†$##@
##$†-^....   Is Nevertheless A Way To Bring A Cave  ....^-†$##
#$†-^.....   Into Your Building, And Cave Things    .....^-†$#
$†-^......  With It. I'Ve Found That It'S Easier To ......^-†$
†-^.......   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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..........   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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##$†-^....  To Draw From The Earth Around It, Push  ....^-†$##
@##$†-^...         Above Ground, Laundered.         ...^-†$##@
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##@##$†-^.   A Cellar Is A More Senseful Affair,    .^-†$##@##
#@##$†-^..   Less Intense... Made To Store Things   ..^-†$##@#
@##$†-^...    (Food Or Brews, Tools) In A Colder    ...^-†$##@
##$†-^.... Environment. Perhaps To Grow Mushrooms.  ....^-†$##
#$†-^.....  Perhaps To Bury Corrupt Creatures (Not  .....^-†$#
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