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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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