%*=«-,,,,,                                          ,,,,,-«=*%
¤%*=«-,,,,                                          ,,,,-«=*%¤
@¤%*=«-,,,                                          ,,,-«=*%¤@
#@¤%*=«-,,                                          ,,-«=*%¤@#
##@¤%*=«-,                                          ,-«=*%¤@##
#@¤%*=«-,,                    #                     ,,-«=*%¤@#
@¤%*=«-,,,  ,              ,««««,               ,   ,,,-«=*%¤@
¤%*=«-,,,,  , *««   «*¤  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)                 ,,-«=*%¤@#
@¤%*=«-,,,                                          ,,,-«=*%¤@
¤%*=«-,,,,                                          ,,,,-«=*%¤
%*=«-,,,,,                                          ,,,,,-«=*%
*=«-,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,-«=*
=«-,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,-«=