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The Basement was filled with a broiling sea of gears, valves and other mechanical pieces, connected to one huge, “cosmic” camshaft. Over a thousand years old, these mechanisms seemed to be the underpinnings of the House above. The mechanisms were overlooked by a copper bridge without any guardrails, which extended from the small staircase through which the Basement could sometimes be entered, though the staircase did not exist all the time. A [[Robot (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|large, silent, yet friendly robot]] dwelled in the Basement and protected any fragile visitors who made their way in by mistake, a misstep all the more dangerous since the sound of the gears, instead of simply being deafening, had a hypnotic effect that made people want to jump off the bridge. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Chapter 44: The Basement|The Basement]]'', ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 44-I: Safety Catch|Safety Catch]]'')