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.:~^=@§¶##  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ##¶§@=^~:.
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.......~=§  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  §=~.......
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.:~^=@§¶##  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ##¶§@=^~:.
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