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..&&&&&.&& . === ==& THE BASEMENT &== ==== . ..&&&&&&..
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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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&.&.&.&&&& 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. &.&&&.&&&&
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&..&.&.&.. 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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