##@#$$†=^¨                                          ¨^=†$$#@##
#@#$$†=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=†$$#@#
@#$$†=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=†$$#@
#$$†=^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^=†$$#
$$†=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$$
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨              ¨====¨               ¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨ $==   =$#  THE BASEMENT  #$=   ==$$ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
$$†=^¨¨¨¨¨  ¨   =#=     ¨==========¨     =#=    ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$$
#$$†=^¨¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨¨^=†$$#
@#$$†=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=†$$#@
#@#$$†=^¨¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨^=†$$#@#
##@#$$†=^¨  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ¨^=†$$#@##
###@#$$†=^   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ^=†$$#@###
##@#$$†=^¨           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ¨^=†$$#@##
#@#$$†=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=†$$#@#
@#$$†=^¨¨¨  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ¨¨¨^=†$$#@
#$$†=^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^=†$$#
$$†=^¨¨¨¨¨              =#=    ¨    =#=             ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$$
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
$$†=^¨¨¨¨¨    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.    ¨^=†$$#@##
###@#$$†=^     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      ^=†$$#@###
##@#$$†=^¨                                          ¨^=†$$#@##
#@#$$†=^¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨^=†$$#@#
@#$$†=^¨¨¨            =#= ¨ USAGES ¨ =#=            ¨¨¨^=†$$#@
#$$†=^¨¨¨¨                 ¨      ¨                 ¨¨¨¨^=†$$#
$$†=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$$
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
$$†=^¨¨¨¨¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$$
#$$†=^¨¨¨¨                 BUILDING.                ¨¨¨¨^=†$$#
@#$$†=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=†$$#@
#@#$$†=^¨¨  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ¨¨^=†$$#@#
##@#$$†=^¨         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¨^=†$$#@##
###@#$$†=^                                          ^=†$$#@###
##@#$$†=^¨   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ¨^=†$$#@##
#@#$$†=^¨¨   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ¨¨^=†$$#@#
@#$$†=^¨¨¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨¨¨^=†$$#@
#$$†=^¨¨¨¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨¨¨^=†$$#
$$†=^¨¨¨¨¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$$
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
$$†=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$$
#$$†=^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^=†$$#
@#$$†=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=†$$#@