Since the formation of the Earth, caves have had so many uses that any list would be incomplete and personal, and yet they remain an indispensable alphabet. Shelter during the monsoon season. Basalt calendar. Prison, place of torture. Conclave of salanganas, rock columbariums, reservoir for dragon hatchlings to this day. Domain of bats. Hiding place for those persecuted for their political or religious activities. Dance halls, with enormous stalactites serving as lamps. Some caves sing with a soft voice, but others send shivers down your spine. Thus, with a tremor at the root of the spine, these memories of the underworld begin.
