#@¶£*†:~,,                                          ,,~:†*£¶@#
##@¶£*:~,,                                          ,,~:*£¶@##
££†:,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,:†££
¶££†:~,,,,                                          ,,,,~:†££¶
##@£*†:~,,                                          ,,~:†*£@##
££££*†:~,,                     #                    ,,~:†*££££
##@¶*†:~,,   ,              ,~~~~,               ,  ,,~:†*¶@##
#@¶£*†:~,, , †~~   ~†£  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)                 ,,,,,~†**¶
#@¶£*†:~,,                                          ,,~:†*£¶@#
@¶*::,,,,,                                          ,,,,,::*¶@
##@£*†:~,,                                          ,,~:†*£@##
@£**††:~,,                                          ,,~:††**£@
#@¶£*†:~,,                                          ,,~:†*£¶@#