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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.    ,#,,,,###,
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,,#,##,,,#   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ,,,###,,#,
,,,,###,,#    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ,,,#,##,,#
#,,,#,##,,  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    #,,#,,,,,,
,,,,,###,,  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ##,,#,,,,,
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