#@#§%§=»~. .~»=§%§#@#
@@#§%§=»~. .~»=§%§#@@
§§§===~... ...~===§§§
#§§§§»»... ...»»§§§§#
§%%§§§=»~. .~»=§§§%%§
###§%§=»~. # .~»=§%§###
§§»~~~.... . .»»»». . ....~~~»§§
@§%====»~. . §»» »§§ 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) .~»====§%#
§%§§»..... .....»§§%§
@§§§§=~~~. .~~~=§§§§@
###§%§=»~. .~»=§%§###
@@#§%§=»~. .~»=§%§#@@
§§=~...... ......~=§§