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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 .&&..&..&&
&....&&.&& ADVISED) .&.&.&&.&.
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