...@@....@ .@@@..@@..
@@....@@.. ..@......@
@..@@....@ @...@@@@..
......@@.. ..@..@@...
@@@@@....@ ........@@
@@@@..@@.. # @@@@@@@..@
@@@......@ . .----. . @@@@@@....
.@..@@@@.. . %-- -%@ 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) ..........
@.......@@ .@@@@@@@@@
..@@@@@... ..@@@@@@@@
...@@@..@@ @..@@@@@@.
@@..@....@ ....@@@@..
......@@.. .@@..@@...