¨¨¨^~=^@##                                          ##@^=~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~=^@#                                          #@^=~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~=^@                                          @^=~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=^                                          ^=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=                                          =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~                     #                    ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^  ¨              ¨~~~~¨               ¨   ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨ ^~~   ~^#  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)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~                                          ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=                                          =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨