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%%=--¨¨¨¨¨            reptiles or graves.           ¨¨¨¨¨--=%%
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%%=--¨¨¨¨¨  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ¨¨¨¨¨--=%%
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%%=--¨¨¨¨¨    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ¨¨¨¨¨--=%%
%=--¨¨¨¨¨¨  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ¨¨¨¨¨¨--=%
%%=--¨¨¨¨¨ to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a  ¨¨¨¨¨--=%%
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#£%%=--¨¨¨   a cellar is a more senseful affair,    ¨¨¨--=%%£#
£%%=--¨¨¨¨   less intense... made to store things   ¨¨¨¨--=%%£
%%=--¨¨¨¨¨    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ¨¨¨¨¨--=%%
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%%=--¨¨¨¨¨  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ¨¨¨¨¨--=%%
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