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@@@£%:««^¨    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ¨^««:%£@@@
@@¶@£%:«^¨  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ¨^«:%£@¶@@
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#@¶@£%:«^¨    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   ¨^«:%£@¶@#
#@¶@£%:«^¨   less intense... made to store things   ¨^«:%£@¶@#
¶@%:^^¨¨¨¨    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ¨¨¨¨^^:%@¶
@@¶@£%:«^¨  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. ¨^«:%£@¶@@
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