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&&&,&&,,&,                                          ,&&&&&,&&,
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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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