,-=:*$&@## ##@&$*:=-,
,-=:*$&&@# #@&&$*:=-,
,-=:*$&@@# #@@&$*:=-,
,-=:*$&@## ##@&$*:=-,
,-=:*$&@## ##@&$*:=-,
,-=:*$&@## # ##@&$*:=-,
,,,,,=*&@@ , ,====, , @@&*=,,,,,
,-=:*$&@## , *== =*& THE BASEMENT &*= ==** , ##@&$*:=-,
,,,,,,=:*& , =#= ,==========, =#= , &*:=,,,,,,
,--==::$&@ # @&$::==--,
,-=:*$$$ #&$$$*:=-,
,-=:*$&@## THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ##@&$*:=-,
,,,=:*$$@@ ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH @@$$*:=,,,
,,,,,=**$& THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, &$**=,,,,,
,,,,,=*&&@ 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 &&&**:-,,,
,-==:*$&&& ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED. &&&$*:==-,
,,-=::$$@# #@$$::=-,,
,-=:*$&@## A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, ##@&$*:=-,
,-=:*$&@## LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ##@&$*:=-,
,-=:*$&@## (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ##@&$*:=-,
,-=:*$&@## ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ##@&$*:=-,
,,,,,-:$$& PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT &$$:-,,,,,
,-=:*$$$$& ADVISED) &$$$$*:=-,
,,,-==*&@# #@&*==-,,,
,,,,-=**&& &&**=-,,,,
,-=:*$&@## ##@&$*:=-,
,-=:***&&& &&&***:=-,
,,,--::*&& &&*::--,,,