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