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.--=^%#@@@   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   ##@#%^=--.
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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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.--=^%#@##   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ##@#%^=--.
.--=^%#@##   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ##@#%^=--.
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...--==%## ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ##%==--...
.--=^%#@##  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ##@#%^=--.
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