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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.     ,&&,,,&&&,
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,&&,&,&&&,                 ,      ,                 ,&&&&,&&,&
&&,&&&&,,&            «#« , 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.         ,&&&&,,,,&
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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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