¶#$*^=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=^*$#¶
#$*^=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=^*$#
$*^=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=^*$
*^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^*
$*^=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=^*$
#$*^=~¨¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨¨~=^*$#
¶#$*^=~¨¨¨   ¨              ¨====¨               ¨  ¨¨¨~=^*$#¶
#¶#$*^=~¨¨ ¨ *==   =*#  THE BASEMENT  #*=   ==** ¨  ¨¨~=^*$#¶#
##¶#$*^=~¨   ¨   =#=     ¨==========¨     =#=    ¨  ¨~=^*$#¶##
#¶#$*^=~¨¨                    #                     ¨¨~=^*$#¶#
¶#$*^=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=^*$#¶
#$*^=~¨¨¨¨  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨¨¨~=^*$#
$*^=~¨¨¨¨¨  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ¨¨¨¨¨~=^*$
*^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨   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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^*
$*^=~¨¨¨¨¨    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ¨¨¨¨¨~=^*$
#$*^=~¨¨¨¨  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨¨¨~=^*$#
¶#$*^=~¨¨¨  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ¨¨¨~=^*$#¶
#¶#$*^=~¨¨                 ADVISED)                 ¨¨~=^*$#¶#
##¶#$*^=~¨                                          ¨~=^*$#¶##
#¶#$*^=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=^*$#¶#
¶#$*^=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=^*$#¶
#$*^=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=^*$#
$*^=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=^*$