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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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..........  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  ..........
..........                 building.                ..........
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..........  to draw from the earth around it, push  ..........
.........-         above ground, laundered.         -.........
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