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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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†=........ OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  ........=†
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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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..........   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ..........
=.........   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   .........=
†=........    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ........=†
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