§^†~,.....                                          .....,~†^§
#§^†~,....                                          ....,~†^§#
@#§^†~,...                                          ...,~†^§#@
#@#§^†~,..                                          ..,~†^§#@#
##@#§^†~,.                                          .,~†^§#@##
#@#§^†~,..                     #                    ..,~†^§#@#
@#§^†~,...  .              .~~~~.               .   ...,~†^§#@
#§^†~,....  . ^~~   ~^#  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)                 ....,~†^§#
§^†~,.....                                          .....,~†^§
^†~,......                                          ......,~†^
§^†~,.....                                          .....,~†^§
#§^†~,....                                          ....,~†^§#
@#§^†~,...                                          ...,~†^§#@