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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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%^†~......    might not be physically connected.    ......~†^%
^†~.......      that's what you're inviting in.     .......~†^
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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,    ....~†^%£¶
#¶£%^†~...   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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