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##@§£%†~:¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨:~†%£§@##
##@§£%†~:¨  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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##@§£%†~:¨   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ¨:~†%£§@##
##@§£%†~:¨    INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS   ¨:~†%£§@##
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#@@§£%†~:¨    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ¨:~†%£§@@#
##@§£%†~:¨    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ¨:~†%£§@##
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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  ¨:~†%£§@##
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##@§£%†~:¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨:~†%£§@##
#§%††††~:¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨:~††††%§#
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