¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\                                          \-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\†                                          †\-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-\†%                                          %†\-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-\†%#                                          #%†\-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-\†%#¶                                          ¶#%†\-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-\†%#¶#                    #                     #¶#%†\-^¨¨
¨^-\†%#¶##   ¨              ¨----¨               ¨  ##¶#%†\-^¨
¨¨^-\†%#¶#  ¨ †--   -†#  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)                 -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\                                          \-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\†                                          †\-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-\†%                                          %†\-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-\†%#                                          #%†\-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-\†%#¶                                          ¶#%†\-^¨¨¨