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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.            .^~\†§§@##
@§§§\^....                                          ....^\§§§@
§§†~~.....  A Small Or Rural Basement Is A Cellar.  .....~~†§§
§§§\^^^...                                          ...^^^\§§§
##@§§†\~^.             ~#~    .    ~#~              .^~\†§§@##
§§††\~....                                          ....~\††§§
@§\\^^.... 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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##@§§†\~^.                 .      .                 .^~\†§§@##
##@§§†\~^.            ~#~ . Usages . ~#~            .^~\†§§@##
§†\^^^....                 .      .                 ....^^^\†§
#@§\~~~~^.                                          .^~~~~\§@#
##@§§†\~^.  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.         .^~\††§§@#
§§§†~^^...                                          ...^^~†§§§
§§\\^.....    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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