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,,&&,&,&,,                    #                     &&,&&&,,,,
,,&,&&&&&,   ,              ,~~~~,               ,  &,&&,,&,,,
,,&&&,,,,&  , %~~   ~%&  THE BASEMENT  &%~   ~~%% , &&&,&,&&,,
,,&,,&,,,&   ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,  &,,&&&&,&,
,,&&,&&,,&                    #                     &&,&,,,&&&
&,&,&&,&,&                                          ,,&&&,,&,,
&&&&&,&&&& 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.     ,,,&,,&&,,
&,,&,,&,&&                                          ,,,&&,&,&,
&&,&&,&&&,                 ,      ,                 ,,,&,&&&&&
,,&&,&&,,&            ~#~ , 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.                &,&,,&&&&&
,&,,,&&,,&                                          ,&&&,&,,,,
,&&,,&,&,&  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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