@@@,,,,@,@                                          @@,@,,@,,@
,,,@,,,@@@                                          @,@@@,@@,@
@,,@@,,@,,                                          @@@,,@@,@@
,@,@,@,@@,                                          @,,@,@,@@,
,@@@@@@@,@                                          ,@,@@@@@,@
@@,,,,,,@@                    #                     @@@@,,,,@@
,,@,,,,,@,  ,              ,====,               ,   ,,,,@,,,@,
,,@@,,,,@@  , %==   =%@  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)                 @@@,,,@@@,
,,@@,@,@,@                                          ,,,@,,@,,@
@,@,@@@@@@                                          @,,@@,@@,@
,@@@@,,,,,                                          @@,@,@@,@@
@@,,,@,,,,                                          ,,@@@@,@@,
@,@,,@@,,,                                          @,@,,,@@,@