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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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