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##£@£*=~,,  things as the furnace, the labyrinth,   ,,~=*£@£##
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##£@£*=~,,  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ,,~=*£@£##
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#££@£*=~,,  is nevertheless a way to bring a cave   ,,~=*£@££#
##£@£*=~,,   into your building, and cave things    ,,~=*£@£##
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##£@£*=~,,   think of all caves as the same large   ,,~=*£@£##
#££*=,,,,,   structure, it's just that all parts    ,,,,,=*££#
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##£@£*=~,,   the purpose of a basement is often to  ,,~=*£@£##
££@@£*=~,,    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ,,~=*£@@££
@£=,,,,,,,  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ,,,,,,,=£@
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££====,,,,  to draw from the earth around it, push  ,,,,====££
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#££@£*=~,,   less intense... made to store things   ,,~=*£@££#
£££££*=~,,    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ,,~=*£££££
#@£*~,,,,,  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. ,,,,,~*£@#
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