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..,-:%£#@#  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   #@#£%:-,..
.,-:%£#@##  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   ##@#£%:-,.
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....,-:%£#   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    #£%:-,....
...,-:%£#@  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  @#£%:-,...
..,-:%£#@# 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,    %:-,......
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