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##,,,,,,#,  , =--   -=#  THE BASEMENT  #=-   --== , ,#########
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###,,###,,   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    #######,,#
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#,,#######   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ,,###,,###
,,,,#####,    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ,,,#,,,,##
,##,,###,,    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ##,,,##,,,
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####,,##,,   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,####,,  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ,#######,,
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##,,##,,,,  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  #,,,,,,,,,
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,####,,,,#    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ,,,,###,,,
,,##,,##,,   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ,##,,#,,##
,,,,,,,,,,    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ,,,,,,,,,,
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