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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.                 ......:«**
@**«:.....                                          .....:«**@
&@**«:....  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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