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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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