¨¨¨:=†*$¤@                                          @¤$*†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†*$¤                                          ¤$*†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†*$                                          $*†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†*                                          *†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†*$                                          $*†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†*$¤                     #                    ¤$*†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†*$¤@  ¨              ¨====¨               ¨   @¤$*†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†*$¤@# ¨ *==   =*¤  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)                 #@¤$*†=:¨¨
¨:=†*$¤@##                                          ##@¤$*†=:¨
¨¨:=†*$¤@#                                          #@¤$*†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†*$¤@                                          @¤$*†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†*$¤                                          ¤$*†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†*$                                          $*†=:¨¨¨¨¨