###§£=\-~¨                                          ¨~-\=£§###
##£§£=\-~¨                                          ¨~-\=£§£##
§=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=§
££=-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=££
££=-~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~-=££
§§=-¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=§§
##£§£=\-~¨   ¨              ¨----¨               ¨  ¨~-\=£§£##
£££=\-~¨¨¨ ¨ =--   -=§  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)                 ¨~-\=£§£##
§£=-~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~-=£§
##£§£=\-~¨                                          ¨~-\=£§£##
##£§£=\-~¨                                          ¨~-\=£§£##
£££\~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~\£££
##£§£=\-~¨                                          ¨~-\=£§£##