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#**=...... THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ......=**#
#**=...... ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH ......=**#
@******=~. THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, .~=******@
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@#**~~.... A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. ....~~**#@
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#******=~. STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS .~=******#
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#*****~... A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, ...~*****#
#*****~~.. LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ..~~*****#
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