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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.  #£¤$%†-,..
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..,-†%$¤£#              -#-    .    -#-             #£¤$%†-,..
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....,-†%$¤ 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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