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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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