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#@£¤%§/~:.  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  .:~/§%¤£@#
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¤§~.......   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    .......~§¤
#@£¤%§/~:. 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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£¤%§§//~:.    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   .:~//§§%¤£
¤%§~......  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ......~§%¤
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#@£¤%§/~:.                 BUILDING.                .:~/§%¤£@#
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#@£¤%§/~:.  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  .:~/§%¤£@#
#@£¤%§/~:.         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         .:~/§%¤£@#
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¤¤§//~....   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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