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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   -~........
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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 -~........
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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    -~........
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