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.~==†&£@##   Things As The Furnace, The Labyrinth,  ##@£&†==~.
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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    £†=~~~~~~.
.~==†&£@## With It. I'Ve Found That It'S Easier To  ##@£&†==~.
.~==†&£###   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  @£†††===~.
.~==†&£###   Hide Unsightly Appliances, Engines,    ###£&†==~.
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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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