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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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##@*†-,... -#- . Usages . -#- ...,-†*@##
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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. .,-†*@####
###@*†-,.. ..,-†*@###
##@*†-,... 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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