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##@::-¨¨¨¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨¨¨-::@##
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨-:@##
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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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####@*:--¨ TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH ¨--:*@####
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#***-¨¨¨¨¨ A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, ¨¨¨¨¨-***#
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####@*:--¨ (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ¨--:*@####
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#@:::----¨ PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT ¨----:::@#
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