¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†††&&#                                          #&&†††:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨==†&                                          &†==¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨~===†$&##                     #                    ##&$†===~¨
¨~=:†$####  ¨              ¨====¨               ¨   ####$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###  ¨ †==   =†&  THE BASEMENT  &†=   ==†† ¨ ###&$†:=~¨
¨¨~~=:††&&   ¨   =#=     ¨==========¨     =#=    ¨  &&††:=~~¨¨
¨~=:†$&###                    #                     ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ###&$†:=~¨
¨~~====††&                                          &††====~~¨
¨¨¨¨~:$&##  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ##&$:~¨¨¨¨
¨~=:†††$$#                                          #$$†††:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:$&&             =#=    ¨    =#=              &&$:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:†$&&##                                          ##&&$†:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=:$&  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT &$:=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:††$&##  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   ##&$††:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:$##   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ##$:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:†$&###  WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ###&$†:=~¨
¨¨¨¨=†$&##    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ##&$†=¨¨¨¨
¨~=:$&####     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      ####&$:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:$##                 ¨      ¨                 ##$:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨~=:††&&&            =#= ¨ 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.                 &†:==¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$$$##         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ##$$$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ###&$†:=~¨
¨¨¨==††$$#    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    #$$††==¨¨¨
¨~=:†$&###  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:::$&&#  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  #&&$:::=~¨
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¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:†&&                                          &&†:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~::†&                                          &†::~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:†$&###                                          ###&$†:=~¨