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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 .&&......&
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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 &&&&&&&&&&
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&&&&..&&.. To Draw From The Earth Around It, Push ...&&&&&..
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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 &&&&.....&
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