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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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####%%\-~¨ INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS ¨~-\%%####
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####%%\-~¨ THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE ¨~-\%%####
###%%\-~¨¨ STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS ¨¨~-\%%###
####%%\-~¨ MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED. ¨~-\%%####
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###%%\-~¨¨ THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO ¨¨~-\%%###
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####%%\-~¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ¨~-\%%####
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###%%\-~¨¨ TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH ¨¨~-\%%###
####%%\-~¨ ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED. ¨~-\%%####
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####%%\-~¨ A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, ¨~-\%%####
###%%\-~¨¨ LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ¨¨~-\%%###
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