-^,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,^-
/-^,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,^-/
%/-^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^-/%
$%/-^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^-/%$
&$%/-^,,,,                                          ,,,,^-/%$&
#&$%/-^,,,                    #                     ,,,^-/%$&#
##&$%/-^,,  ,              ,----,               ,   ,,^-/%$&##
###&$%/-^, , %--   -%&  THE BASEMENT  &%-   --%% ,  ,^-/%$&###
##&$%/-^,,  ,   -#-     ,----------,     -#-    ,   ,,^-/%$&##
#&$%/-^,,,                     #                    ,,,^-/%$&#
&$%/-^,,,,                                          ,,,,^-/%$&
$%/-^,,,,, THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ,,,,,^-/%$
%/-^,,,,,,   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)                 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
^,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,^
-^,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,^-