,:~\%%@@## ##@@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@@## ##@@%%\~:,
,:~\%@@### ###@@%\~:,
,:~\\\%%@# #@%%\\\~:,
,:~%%@@### ###@@%%~:,
,:~\%%@@## # ##@@%%\~:,
,,,:~%%@@@ , ,~~~~, , @@@%%~:,,,
,:~\%%@@## , %~~ ~%@ 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) ##@@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@@## ##@@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@@@@ @@@@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@@## ##@@%%\~:,
,,,,~%%%@@ @@%%%~,,,,
,:~\%%@@## ##@@%%\~:,