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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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#$$\~-.... STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS ....-~\$$#
##¤%~..... MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED. .....~%¤##
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###¤$%\~-. THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO .-~\%$¤###
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####¤$\~-. INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR .-~\$¤####
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###¤$%\~-. ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED. .-~\%$¤###
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###¤$%\~-. (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER .-~\%$¤###
#$\-...... ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ......-\$#
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