¨¨¨¨¨¨,-:^                                          ^:-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-:^§                                          §^:-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:^§#                                          #§^:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-:^§##                                          ##§^:-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-:^§##@                                          @##§^:-,¨¨
¨,-:^§##@#                    #                     #@##§^:-,¨
¨¨,-:^§##@   ¨              ¨----¨               ¨  @##§^:-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-:^§## ¨ ^--   -^#  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)                 ##§^:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:^§#                                          #§^:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-:^§                                          §^:-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-:^                                          ^:-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-:                                          :-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-                                          -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨