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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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