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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  ,###,,,,#,
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,#,,#,,,,,  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ,,,#,##,,,
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,,,,#,,#,,    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ,,#,,,,###
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,##,,,,#,, ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ,#,,,#,,,#
,###,,,,#,  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ,,#,,,#,,,
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