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####,,##,,  the basement is a man-made subterranean ####,,##,,
,##,,,,,,#   environment where you could find such  ,##,,,,,,,
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##########  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ,####,,,,#
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####,,#,,# with it. i've found that it's easier to  ,,##,,,,##
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##,,#####,    structure, it's just that all parts   ####,,,,,,
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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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####,,,,##   less intense... made to store things   ,,##,,####
###,,##,,#    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ,,,,,,,###
##,,,,,,,,  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. ######,,##
#,,######,  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ,####,,,,#
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