¨¨¨¨¨,-†=&                                          &=†-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†=                                          =†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†                                          †-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-                                          -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨              ¨----¨               ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ =--   -=@  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)                 @&=†-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-†=&                                          &=†-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†=                                          =†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†                                          †-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-                                          -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨