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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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