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¨,«^§¤¤@##   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ##@¤¤§^«,¨
¨¨¨¨«§§¤¤#   into your building, and cave things    #¤¤§§«¨¨¨¨
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¨,«^§¤¤¤¤¤    might not be physically connected.    ¤¤¤¤¤§^«,¨
¨¨¨¨¨«^¤@@     that's what you're inviting in.      @@¤^«¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨,«^§¤¤@##  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   ¤¤¤§^«¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,,,^¤¤    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ¤¤^,,,¨¨¨¨
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