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¨¨,,~~%%@#  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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¨,~†%@£@##   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ##@£@%†~,¨
¨,~†%@£@##    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   #@#£@%†~,¨
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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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¨,~†††@£#@  to draw from the earth around it, push  @#£@†††~,¨
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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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