=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨              ¨~~~~¨               ¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨ †~~   ~†§  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)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=†
=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨