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#,,#,,,,,, , §««   «§#  THE BASEMENT  #§«   ««§§ ,  ,###,,,#,#
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,#,##,,#,,  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ,,,,,###,,
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,,,#,##,,#   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   ,,,,,,###,
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#,,,,,,###  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.  #,,#,,,#,,
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