,^~\%&&###                                          ###&&%\~^,
,,,^~%%%%&                                          &%%%%~^,,,
,^~\%&####                                          ####&%\~^,
,^~\%&&###                                          ###&&%\~^,
,^~\%&&&&#                                          #&&&&%\~^,
,,,,,,~%&#                     #                    #&%~,,,,,,
,^^^~\%&&#  ,              ,~~~~,               ,   #&&%\~^^^,
,^~\%&&### , %~~   ~%&  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)                 #&\~^,,,,,
,^~\%&&###                                          ###&&%\~^,
,,,,,~%&&&                                          &&&%~,,,,,
,,,~~~\\&#                                          #&\\~~~,,,
,^~\%&&&&#                                          #&&&&%\~^,
,^~\%&&&&&                                          &&&&&%\~^,