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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,   ,#,,,###,,
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