.:»†§$§###                                          ###§$§†»:.
...::††$§#                                          #§$††::...
.:»†§$§###                                          ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§$§###                                          ###§$§†»:.
....»†§$§#                                          #§$§†»....
.:»†§$§###                    #                     ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§$§###  .              .»»»».               .   ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§$§### . §»»   »§§  THE BASEMENT  §§»   »»§§ .  ###§$§†»:.
....:::†$§  .   »#»     .»»»»»»»»»».     »#»    .   §$†:::....
....:»†$$#                     #                    #$$†»:....
....::†$§§                                          §§$†::....
.:»†§$§###  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§$§###  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§$####   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ####$§†»:.
.:»†§$§###            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§$§###                                          ###§$§†»:.
.....::†§§  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    §§†»::::..
.:»†§$§###  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§$§###  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§§$$##                 ADVISED)                 ##$$§§†»:.
.:»†§$####                                          ####$§†»:.
.:»†§$§###                                          ###§$§†»:.
.....:†$##                                          ##$†:.....
.:»†§$§###                                          ###§$§†»:.
.:»†§$§###                                          ###§$§†»:.