.-~\%$@@## ##@@$%\~-.
.-~\%$@@## ##@@$%\~-.
....-~~%@@ @@%~~-....
....-~%$@@ @@$%~-....
.-~\\%%$@@ @@$%%\\~-.
.-~\%$@@## # ##@@$%\~-.
....-~%%$@ . .~~~~. . @$%%~-....
.-~%$@@### . %~~ ~%@ THE BASEMENT @%~ ~~%% . ###@@$%~-.
.-~\%$@@@@ . ~#~ .~~~~~~~~~~. ~#~ . @@@@$%\~-.
..-~\\\$$@ # @$$\\\~-..
.-~\%$@### ###@$%\~-.
..-~~%$$@@ 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) @%~---....
.-~\%$@@## ##@@$%\~-.
.....-\$@@ @@$\-.....
...--~%%@@ @@%%~--...
.-~\\%$@@@ @@@$%\\~-.
.-~\%%$@@@ @@@$%%\~-.