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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.            &,&&,,&,,,
&&,,&,,,&&                                          &&&,&,&&,,
&,&,&&,,&,  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 , ~#~            &&,&&,&&&,
,,&&&,&&,&                 ,      ,                 ,,&&,&&,,&
&,&,,&&,&&                                          ,,&,&&,&,&
,&&&,&,&&,   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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