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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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###&%*/~:.  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT .:~/*%&###
###&%*/~:.  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   .:~/*%&###
##%**~~~:.    INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS   .:~~~**%##
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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  .....:~~*&
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