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###$:::~:.           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            .:~:::$###
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##@#§$:~:.  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  .:~:$§#@##
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#§::...... WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  ......::§#
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##@#§$:~:.   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    .:~:$§#@##
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##@#§$:~:.  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  .:~:$§#@##
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##@#§$:~:.   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    .:~:$§#@##
@@@#§$:~:.   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   .:~:$§#@@@
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##@#§$:~:.  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. .:~:$§#@##
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