#&&&&†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†&&&&#
###&&†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†&&###
###&&†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†&&###
###&&†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†&&###
&&&:~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~:&&&
#&†«««~¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨~«««†&#
###&&†:«~¨   ¨              ¨««««¨               ¨  ¨~«:†&&###
##&†:::«~¨  ¨ †««   «†&  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)                 ¨~«:†&&&&&
#&†:«~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~«:†&#
##&†:~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~:†&##
###&&†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†&&###
###&&†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†&&###
###&&†:«~¨                                          ¨~«:†&&###