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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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