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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.     ,&,&&&,,&,
&&,&,&&&&,                                          ,&&&,,&,&&
,,&&&&,,,&                 ,      ,                 ,&,,&,&&&,
,,&,,,&,,&            =#= , 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.         ,,&,&&,,,,
&&&,,,&&,&                                          ,,&&&,&,,,
&,,&,,&,&&   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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