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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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.-~†$$@###  is nevertheless a way to bring a cave   ###@$$†~-.
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.-~†$$@###   think of all caves as the same large   ###@$$†~-.
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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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.-~†$$@###   a cellar is a more senseful affair,    ###@$$†~-.
......~†$@   less intense... made to store things   @$†~......
.-~~~~†$@#    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    #@$†~~~~-.
.-~†$$@### environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms.  ###@$$†~-.
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