,,,,~»†$%@                                          @%$†»~,,,,
,,,~»†$%@#                                          #@%$†»~,,,
,,~»†$%@##                                          ##@%$†»~,,
,~»†$%@###                                          ###@%$†»~,
,,~»†$%@##                                          ##@%$†»~,,
,,,~»†$%@#                    #                     #@%$†»~,,,
,,,,~»†$%@   ,              ,»»»»,               ,  @%$†»~,,,,
,,,,,~»†$%  , $»»   »$@  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)                 %$†»~,,,,,
,,,,~»†$%@                                          @%$†»~,,,,
,,,~»†$%@#                                          #@%$†»~,,,
,,~»†$%@##                                          ##@%$†»~,,
,~»†$%@###                                          ###@%$†»~,
,,~»†$%@##                                          ##@%$†»~,,