¨:~^=@§###                                          ###§@=^~:¨
¨:~^=@@@§#                                          #§@@@=^~:¨
¨:~^=@§###                                          ###§@=^~:¨
¨:~^===@@§                                          §@@===^~:¨
¨¨¨::^==@#                                          #@==^::¨¨¨
¨:~^=@####                     #                    ####@=^~:¨
¨:~^=@§###  ¨              ¨~~~~¨               ¨   ###§@=^~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~^=@# ¨ =~~   ~=§  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)                 ###§@=^~:¨
¨¨¨¨~^=@§§                                          §§@=^~¨¨¨¨
¨¨::^===§§                                          §§===^::¨¨
¨:~^=@§###                                          ###§@=^~:¨
¨:~^=@§###                                          ###§@=^~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=@§#                                          #§@=~¨¨¨¨¨