@$%*=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=*%$@
$%*=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=*%$
%*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*%
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨              ¨====¨               ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨ %==   =%@  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)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
%*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*%