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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 ###£@§*=,.
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..,=*§@£##  to draw from the earth around it, push  ##£@§*=,..
.,=*§@£###         above ground, laundered.         ###£@§*=,.
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.,=*§@£###    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   ###£@§*=,.
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.,=*§@£###    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ###£@§*=,.
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.,=*§@£###  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ###£@§*=,.
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