¨§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§§§¨§§
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                     #                    §¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§§§§§§  ¨              ¨»»»»¨               ¨   §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨ *»»   »*§  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)                 §¨§§§§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§§§
¨§§¨¨§§¨§§                                          §§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§¨§§§                                          §¨§¨§§¨¨¨§