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&,&&&&&,&&                                          &&,&&&,&&&
&&,,,,&&,,                                          ,&&,,&&,,,
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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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