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