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,,,,,,«%&@  the basement is a man-made subterranean @&%«,,,,,,
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,,,,«\%%&@  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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,,,,,«\%&#  with it. i've found that it's easier to #&%\«,,,,,
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,,«\%%&@##    structure, it's just that all parts   ##@&%%\«,,
,,««\\%&&&    might not be physically connected.    &&&%\\««,,
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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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