@¨@@@@¨¨@¨                                          @@@@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@@@¨@@¨                                          ¨@@@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨¨@¨                                          ¨¨@@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨¨@¨@@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨¨@¨@@¨                     #                    ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨¨@¨  ¨              ¨====¨               ¨   ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨¨@¨@@¨  ¨ %==   =%@  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)                 ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨¨@¨@@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨¨@¨@@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨