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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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.&.&.&.&.& 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 &&.&&.&.&.
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