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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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.#.#.#..#.  with it. i've found that it's easier to #.#.#.##.#
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.#.#.#.##.   hide unsightly appliances, engines,    #.#.#..#.#
.#.#.#..#.  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  #.#.#.##.#
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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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