,,,:-^†&&&                                          &&&†^-:,,,
,,,::^†&&&                                          &&&†^::,,,
,:-^†&&#@#                                          #@#&&†^-:,
,,,::^&&&#                                          #&&&^::,,,
,:-^^^^&#@                                          @#&^^^^-:,
,:-^†&&&&@                    #                     @&&&&†^-:,
,:^†&&#@##  ,              ,----,               ,   ##@#&&†^:,
,,,,:-^&#@  , †--   -†&  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)                 #@#&&†^-:,
,:-^†&&&##                                          ##&&&†^-:,
,:-^†&&###                                          ###&&†^-:,
,:-^†&&#@#                                          #@#&&†^-:,
,:-^†&&#@#                                          #@#&&†^-:,
,:-^†&&@##                                          ##@&&†^-:,